By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Let alone knowing him personally, I never had an occasion even to meet him or hear him speak, although I have read almost everything that he has written, especially by way of his half a dozen books, the best of which according to me is, ‘A walk up the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Over the last one week we have been reading very distressing reports of how a patient of a heart attack, died most tragically in Canada, simply because prompt medical aid was not available to him within the time frame in which it could have saved his life. Prashant Sreekumar,…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Now, let me warn you at the very outset, that the title of this article qualifies eminently, to be labelled as an act of barefaced plagiarism. But I am using it here nevertheless, because plagiarism is today an act that is much committed and much condoned too. And I…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysore Open Forum (MOF) has organised a talk by Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem on the topic “Let’s Treat the Disease, Not the Lab Reports” tomorrow (Dec. 21) at 10.30 am at Kalpa Kshetra, #581/1, Vijayanagar 4th Stage, 1st Phase, Mysuru. Dr. Javeed Nayeem is a top General Physician/ Internal Medicine Specialist at Apollo BGS…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The Lalitha Mahal, now named the Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, one of the most magnificent among the many Palaces in our city of Maharajas, is once again back in the news, after seven years. Located on a vast expanse of landscaped gardens at the base of the imposing Chamundi…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Our Chamundi Hill is undoubtedly the most imposing backdrop that lends a very unique and majestic look to our city. Being visible from far and wide and from all directions, its visibility heralds to all our guests and visitors that they have arrived at their destination. And, to the…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The vexing and all too real street dog problem, widely prevalent across the country, seems to be defying a workable solution, thanks to the opposing interests of the dog-fearing and the dog-loving groups. It is strange that we are unable to come up with a practicable compromise formula, acceptable…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD In the passing away of Mr. Sadiq Ali, the proprietor of Ali Brothers, last week, our city has perhaps lost one of its most long-standing icons, because his shop is one of the few shops that have stood almost unchanged, over the longest period of time, in the front…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Two days ago, there was a very unusual bit of front-page news in my morning paper with a picture alongside, which showed a sizeable pile of garbage dumped outside the gate of what looked like a posh home in Bengaluru. This is a depiction of a very unusual strategy…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Many years ago, I had written an article about how cautious and even miserly I have become about lending my books, after having lost three of my most valuable books to friends who did not have the hearts to return them back to me. When I say that they…
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