By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last week Dr. J.A.K. Tareen, a Geologist, writer, painter and a former Vice-Chancellor of three Universities, all rolled into one, sent me a very amazing and interesting video clip which tells us of all the amazing possibilities that medicine is going to see in the very near future, considering…
Of Village-Shy Doctors !
November 29, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD A report in my morning newspaper today says that the Government is finding it increasingly difficult to recruit doctors who are willing to serve in rural areas. The current scenario in our country where unemployment is rampant is that whenever the Government announces the openings even for some very…
Of Doctors & Patients – Effects and Side Effects !
February 16, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD These are days when one of the greatest relationships that once existed between doctors and patients has become one of the greatest divides. Contrary to what most folks think, this is not just in our country but across the entire world. The reasons for this sad state of affairs…
Everyone has a choice
June 28, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting story: Jerry is the manager of a restaurant. He is always in good mood. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would always reply, “If I were better, I would be twins.” Many of the waiters at his restaurant used to quit their…
City private hospital doctors head for Belagavi
November 12, 2017Mysuru: Healthcare services in city will be crippled tomorrow as more than 600 private hospital doctors are leaving to Belagavi today as part of “Belagavi Chalo” to protest against the proposed amendments to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act. The doctors from Mysuru will join over 25,000 doctors from across the State who are…
Dr. No: The lucky patient!
July 5, 2017Sir, KBG’s Point Blank titled “Dr. No” published in SOM dated July 3 reminded me of a similar incident. Recently, one of my employees had suffered a similar predicament. He had visited the K.R. Hospital, where the abscess had been opened surgically and the pus squeezed out. The wound was then dressed and he was…
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