Dr. Yazdi Italia, Ph.D. is a Translation Scientist. Since 1978, He is one of the pioneers and Ex. Hon. Director (2006 – 2012) of India’s first Sickle Cell Anemia Control Program of Government of Gujarat. This program was awarded Prime Minister’s Award as a model project for all India level. He is co-investigator for many… Continue reading Dr. Yazdi Italia Conferred Award by Gujarat Government for his work in Prevention and Control of Sickle Cell Anemia
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She Gave The World 20,000 Babies: Dr. Firuza Parikh
The magic and wonder of advanced medicine hit home last Friday, July 7, 2023, when at an event at a south Mumbai hotel all the 30-40 children and teenagers in the room were ‘test tube’ babies — IVF kids. It was a room full of hope and possibility. Joy. And love. The grand godmother of… Continue reading She Gave The World 20,000 Babies: Dr. Firuza Parikh
Professor Hoshang Jehangir Unwalla Receives 2022-23 Outstanding Mentor Award from Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
Congratulations to Hoshang Unwalla, PhD, who received the 2022-23 Outstanding Mentor Award from the Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program. The McKnight program aims to increase the number of African Americans and Hispanics in Florida who earn PhDs. Professor Unwalla was nominated by his graduate student Maria José Santiago who also attended the awards… Continue reading Professor Hoshang Jehangir Unwalla Receives 2022-23 Outstanding Mentor Award from Florida Education Fund’s McKnight Doctoral Fellowship Program
Shared Hospital Lab honours founding member Dr. Dhun Noria.
Healthcare trailblazer, Dr. Dhun Noria, Chief of Laboratory Medicine at Scarborough Health Network (SHN), was recently honoured for her formative and ground-breaking contributions to the Shared Hospital Lab (SHL). Founded in 1996, Shared Hospital Lab is a partnership between SHN, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Michael Garron and North York General Hospital to provide high-quality microbiology… Continue reading Shared Hospital Lab honours founding member Dr. Dhun Noria.
120-year-old Masina Hospital gets ₹22 crore facelift
The historic Masina Hospital—city’s second oldest healthcare centre, is all set to complete the ₹22 crore revamp of its patient facility in the next two months Masina Hospital at Byculla, in Mumbai, India, on Monday, August 22, 2022. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO) Article by Somita Pal | Hindustan Times Mumbai: The historic… Continue reading 120-year-old Masina Hospital gets ₹22 crore facelift
Brain box: doctoral student Delshad Kalantary’s goal to help with memory loss
Delshad Kalantary has adopted a Kiwi DIY attitude and built a light-therapy box she hopes one day could help with memory loss. PhD student Delshad Kalantary. Photo: Billy Wong Painstakingly building a state-of-the-art scientific machine was far from Delshad Kalantary’s vision of a career in neuroscience when she was younger.However, her dream of helping… Continue reading Brain box: doctoral student Delshad Kalantary’s goal to help with memory loss
Dr. Tehemton Udwadia: In Conversation
I was ridiculed when attempting something different: Laparoscopy pioneer Tehemton Udwadia Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive Article by Vishnu Makhijani | IANS New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) His mentor taught that success is not a destination, but the journey. “And with such mentors,” says Dr. Tehemton Erach Udwadia, the pioneer of laparoscopy or minimal invasive surgery… Continue reading Dr. Tehemton Udwadia: In Conversation
Doyens of medical service: Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College in Pune celebrates 75th foundation day
The hospital had played a crucial role during the 2009 Swine flu outbreak and even now, before PMC could upgrade its hospitals with ventilators and tertiary care, Sassoon was the only government hospital providing tertiary care to Covid-19 patients A panoramic view of Sassoon hospital on the 75th anniversary of BJ Medical College, which is… Continue reading Doyens of medical service: Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Medical College in Pune celebrates 75th foundation day
Famed deliverer of babies Dr Feridoon Setna passes away
Benazir Bhutto said to have been his patient One of Karachi’s most famous gynaecologists, Dr Faridoon Setna, FRCOG, has passed away, according to information on Saturday. His funeral prayers will be held at 9am on Sunday at 8th Mary Road, Bath Island in Karachi, according to the Setna family. “In light of the prevailing Covid… Continue reading Famed deliverer of babies Dr Feridoon Setna passes away
