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
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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
With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials
With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials SII chief executive Adar Poonawalla said that vaccine production can be ramped up if the Biden administration lifts the curb on the export of critical raw materials. Article by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times Serum Institute of India (SII) chief executive… Continue reading With ‘folded hands’, Poonawalla urges Biden to lift export ban from these raw materials
Dr. Mahrukh Bamji Appointed Chair of Department of Pediatrics at New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital
We are informed of the appointment of Mahrukh Bamji, MD as Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the NYCHHC/Metropolitan Hospital. Dr. Bamji has had a versatile career at Metropolitan as a senior clinician, an able administrator, a researcher, and an educator. She is the Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at New York Medical College, Board-certified… Continue reading Dr. Mahrukh Bamji Appointed Chair of Department of Pediatrics at New York City’s Metropolitan Hospital
‘We took a huge risk’: the Indian firm making more Covid jabs than anyone
Adar Poonawalla, chief executive of the Serum Institute of India, on vaccines, regulation and what comes next Adar Poonawalla, 40, is the chief executive of the Serum Institute of India (SII), the Pune-based, family-owned vaccine manufacturer that is producing more Covid-19 vaccines by dose than any other in the world. For now it’s the Oxford/AstraZeneca… Continue reading ‘We took a huge risk’: the Indian firm making more Covid jabs than anyone
