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18th January 2020
Back to a laugh-filled life...
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Back to a laugh-filled life...
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Patients are the best teachers - The Human Spirit...
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"Why Did You Save Me?" - 3...
"Why Did You Save Me?" - 3 ...Read More
"Why Did You Save Me?" - 2...
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“Why Did You Save Me?" - 1...
"Why Did You Save Me?" - 1 ...Read More
A Ringside Seat - 3 Dr.Ravin L. Thatte...
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A Ringside Seat - 2...
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Leader of the Team - 11...
Leader of the Team - 11 Dr.V.N.Shrikhande Sometimes the unexpected happens as this story will show....Read More
Leader of the Team - 10...
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Leader of the Team - 5...
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Leader of the Team - 3...
Leader of the Team - 3 ...Read More
Leader of the Team - 1...
Leader of the Team - 1 ...Read More
Case of the Missing Limb...
Case of the Missing Limb ...Read More
My Cancer Has Brought Prosperity...
"My Cancer has brought Prosperity !" Dr. R.S. Rao ...Read More
DEALING WITH A CELEBRITY - 5...
DEALING WITH A CELEBRITY - 5 DR A.G. Phadke During the period I have been involved in transplant surgery (10 yea...Read More
DEALING WITH A CELEBRITY - 3 ...
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Dealing with a Celebrity 2...
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Dealing with a Celebrity 1...
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A Matter of Destiny - 5...
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A Matter of Destiny - 4...
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A Matter of Destiny - 3...
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A Matter of Destiny - 2...
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My Story - 15...
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MY STORY - 10...
MY STORY - 10 DR SHANTILAL J. MEHTA I still remember vividly the 1944 dock explosion. I was in my house which was seven miles away from the ship whi...Read More
MY STORY - 4...
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MY STORY - 2...
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The Moment of Truth - 2...
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH - 2 By DR C.V. MEHENDALE Each plastic surgical problem has something that mak...Read More
The Moment of Truth - 1...
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH By DR C.V. MEHENDALE The first case in one's private practice is always exce...Read More
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 13...
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 13 DR R.D. LELE What? No Medicine? ...Read More
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 12...
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 12 DR R.D. LELE ...Read More
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 11...
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 11 DR R.D. LELE Mantra for Scorpion...Read More
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 10...
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? - 10 DR R.D. LEL...Read More
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? 9...
MANTRA FOR SCORPION STING? 9 DR R.D. LELE And now let me come to a few anecdotes relating to my ...Read More
CANCER CAN BE FOUGHT...
CANCER CAN BE FOUGHT DR N.S. LAUD This is a personal story, but it is told so that cancer patien...Read More
FATAL ATTRACTION 6...
FATAL ATTRACTION 6 DR P.P. KARNIK Here's another incident that I cannot forget. A young man walk...Read More
FATAL ATTRACTION 5...
FATAL ATTRACTION 5 DR P.P. KARNIK Many people do not reali...Read More
Fatal Attraction -3...
FATAL ATTRACTION 3 DR P.P. KARNIK Sometimes destiny plays ...Read More
Fatal Attraction -2...
FATAL ATTRACTION - 2 DR P.P. KARNIK There are moments of fun, even hilarity, even within the grim p...Read More
Fatal Attraction -1...
FATAL ATTRACTION - 1 DR P.P. KARNIK When I was a Resident Medical Officer in ENT-OPD (Outpatient...Read More
THE LIMITS OF SURGERY 2...
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THE LIMITS OF SURGERY 1...
THE LIMITS OF SURGERY 1 DR R.H. KARMARKAR I did not hesitate to accede to the request made by the...Read More
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 7...
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 7 DR SATEESH R. GUPTE When music is played in the theatre, we take ca...Read More
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 6...
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 6 DR SATEESH R. GUPTE At the Bombay Hospital, we have a big surgical list once...Read More
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 5...
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 5 DR SATEESH R. GUPTE In the hospital in England where I was working, a new...Read More
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 4...
BEHIND THE CURTAIN 4 DR SATEESH R. GUPTE My uncle was a general practitioner in Bombay. His elder daught...Read More
PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE - 3...
PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE - 3 DR PRAFUL DESAI On a hot, sultry October evening, way back in 1968, I had just about completed the clinic patients when three brothers walked i...Read More
PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE - 2...
PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE - 2 DR PRAFUL DESAI Having spent nearly 3 and half decades - the best part of my life - in the diagnosis and management of cancer, one mig...Read More
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 6...
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 6 DR SUBHASH J. DALAL Experience has made me wise and ...Read More
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 5...
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 5 DR SUBHASH J. DALAL To me, every inadvertent death represents a profound failure, a dreadful reminder of personal inadequacy and yet I shal...Read More
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 3...
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 3 DR SUBHASH J. DALAL Whoever says poverty and illiteracy are barrier...Read More
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 2...
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 2 DR SUBHASH J. DALAL There comes a time in the life of every surgeon or anaesthesiologist, when suddenly out of the blue, he encounters the deat...Read More
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 1...
LUCK FAVOURS THE BRAVE - 1 DR SUBHASH J. DALAL For a child, parents are a constant source of love, affection and joy. They can inculcate qualities like courage and honesty in the...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 10...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 10 DR H.L. CHULANI Doctors have a moral code. Secrets which patients reveal during histor...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 9...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 9 DR H.L. CHULANI Over the years generally a doctor becomes immune to the sights of disea...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 6 ...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 6 DR H.L. CHULANI Rarely do things get left in various body cavities...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 5...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 5 DR H.L. CHULANI Let me take you back to the lighter side of medic...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 4...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 4 DR H.L. CHULANI Normally, when a patient does not recover, he either...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 3...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 3 DR H.L. CHULANI Human perseverance is legendary. Mr. Sheikh from Hyderabad had an anal fistula. An anal fistula is an opening close to...Read More
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 2 ...
THE PASSAGE OF THE DENTURES - 2 DR H.L. CHULANI It is generally believed that most doctors lead a dull boring and unexciting life. This is not really so. Let me ...Read More
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 6...
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 6 By Dr.K.V.Chaubal Faith, more than reason, brought Mrs Nigam to me. I h...Read More
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 5...
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 5 By Dr.K.V.Chaubal ...Read More
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 4...
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 4 By Dr.K.V.Chaubal "Gargi is just ten”-The mother, ...Read More
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 3...
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 3 By Dr.K.V.Chaubal How are you, Mrs Dubhash? Any problem?", I greet the pa...Read More
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 2 ...
THE GIFT OF GRATITUDE - 2 By Dr.K.V.Chaubal I am convinced no surgeon could be a good surgeon unless he has an ego-but he would remain so only when he learns to shed it...Read More
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 5...
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 5DR.S.N.BHAGWATI A young man of 26, Vilas was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Bombay Hospital, having fallen from...Read More
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 3...
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 3 DR.S.N.BHAGWATI Dr Dube, a young surgeon of 32 years was experiencing giddiness, unsteadiness and headach...Read More
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 2...
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 2 DR.S.N.BHAGWATI Dr Ramdas had just come back from United Kingdom having completed his...Read More
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 1...
TO LOVE IS TO HELP LIVE - 1 DR.S.N.BHAGWATI Gita was a very vivacious and lively girl, full of ze...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 15...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 14...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 13...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 13 DR A.V. BAVDEKAR Mirza is a great comedian both on stage and on the celluloi...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 12...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 12 DR A.V. BAVDEKAR Maya Ambardekar was a young girl of 15; she ...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 11...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 11 ...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 10...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 9...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 8...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 8 DR A.V. BAVDEKAR I came to know Shri Bhalji Pendharkar through my wife, whose family ...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 7...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 7 ...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 6...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 5...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 4...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 4 DR A.V. BAVDEKAR I met Baba Amte for the first time at a social gathering (mitra melava) which is an annual event at hi...Read More
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK! - 3...
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A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 2 ...
A PATIENT IS A LIVING TEXT BOOK ! - 2 DR A.V. BAVDEKAR Every patient has been my living textbook. I have learnt much from my patients. I still keep on learning. A...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA(9)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA(9) DR RAVI BAPAT I enjoy treating geriatric patients. One has to understand their ...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (8)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA(8) DR RAVI BAPAT It is a common observation that an apprehensive, unwilling patient...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (7)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (7)DR RAVI BAPAT Another case concerns a wealthy businessman, Mr J. Our experience in a general hospital is that rich people tend to believe t...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (6)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (6) DR RAVI BAPAT I have always felt that half the battle is won when a p...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (5)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (5) DR RAVI BAPAT Sometimes a physician ends up as the victim of media sensational...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (4)...
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DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (3)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (3) DR RAVI BAPAT A physician sometimes succumbs to pressures as a result ...Read More
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (2)...
DOCTOR'S DILEMMA (2) DR RAVI BAPAT An event that is etched firmly in my memory is the case of Draupadi—a housewife with a child 11-months old—...Read More
A Matter of Faith (11)...
A MATTER OF FAITH (11) DR N.H. ANTIA As a recently qualified surgeon and Resident Surgical Officer at the Preston...Read More
A Matter of Faith (10)...
A MATTER OF FAITH (10) DR N.H. ANTIA Sometime in the early sixties, Dr Satyaprakash from the Snowdo...Read More
A Matter of Faith (9)...
A MATTER OF FAITH (9) DR N.H. ANTIA Way back in 1960. I was invited to Qatar to perform some plastic surgery proc...Read More
A Matter of Faith (8)...
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A Matter of Faith (7)...
A MATTER OF FAITH (7) DR N.H. ANTIA Dahisar was a small village about 11 miles from Bombay-Pune Road where I used...Read More
A Matter of Faith (5)...
A MATTER OF FAITH (5) DR N.H. ANTIA As a young schoolboy in Thane, the monthly visit of Dr Moos to our home was an...Read More
TO ERR IS HUMAN (6)...
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TO ERR IS HUMAN (5)...
TO ERR IS HUMAN (5) DR G.S. AMBARDEKAR In the early fifties, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, one of India's distinguished vocalists had to undergo a ...Read More
To Err is Human (2)...
To Err is Human (2) by Dr.G.S.AMBARDEKAR My first s...Read More
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (5)...
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (5) DR V.S. AJGAONKAR Ramesh Kumar has a unique, place in the annals of Thalassemia histo...Read More
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (4)...
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (4) DR V.S. AJGAONKAR I have, in my practice, come across even kids who hav...Read More
The Red Badge of Bravery (3)...
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (3) DR V.S. AJGAONKAR Heroic deeds and a fighting spirit are not confined to battlefields. Such deeds can be witnessed even...Read More
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (2)...
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (2) DR V.S. AJGAONKAR I will now relate a touching experience which brings out the inherent goodness in doctors. I was...Read More
The Red Badge of Bravery (1)...
THE RED BADGE OF BRAVERY (1) DR V.S. AJGAONKAR In a life time of medical practice, a physician ha...Read More
The gift of Ayurveda...
Guest Story I am an ayurvedic doctor and recently i came across a case of a patient who was suffering from a fungal infection above his knee area,his leg had been ampu...Read More
Melancholic ...
Guest Story, That was the worst day of my life. Incidents like this lowers our self esteem. I tried my best but was unable to save the mother at the time of her delivery. Her condit...Read More
ONE STEP TOWARDS HAPPY LIFE....
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Assumptions aren't always accurate...
My uncle is an E.N.T Onco Surgeon and he has always been a friend to me.Whenever I engage in a conversation with him I lose track of time because he always has so many interesting things to tal...Read More