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Dr. H. Venkata Krishna Bhatt, PhD FAMS FZS (August 12, 1942, to October 28, 2014)

Dr. H. Venkata Krishna Bhatt joined me in the Department of Pharmacology, Kurnool Medical College, in 1966 as an Assistant Research Officer, ICMR. He coauthored 5 papers in Foreign Journals and 11 in Indian Journals. He was sincere and efficient, working late at night. He was selected as a Research Officer, ICMR, and joined National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad, in 1972. H...

An untimely death: Dr Anne Szarewski (1 September 1959-24 August 2013).

Dear Friends and Colleagues It is with great sadness that I have to convey to you the news of Anne Szarewski’s untimely death. She passed away in her sleep at home on Saturday 24 August 2013. I know that, like me, you all had a great fondness and respect for Anne as a friend, colleague and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, a role Anne thoroughly enj...

The Case Books of Dr. John Snow: ”February 13, 1850-August 30, 1851”

Wednesday 13 March Administered Chloroform to a little girl aged 7 whilst Mr. Fergusson operated on a very bad hare-lip with the septum of the nose standing out from the end of the organ. Was readily made insensible and the insensibility was kept up during the operation by means of chloroform on a sponge. Towards the end of the operation there was a loud gurgling in the throat 1184) and larynx,...

Dr Google or Dr Lazy?

Sir, I was recently on call for nephrology, and something happened. I was rung by a first year junior doctor at 1 am, saying that a patient's 'MEWS score was 6'. The patient had had a renal transplant that day. A score of 6 is very high. It should trigger a rapid senior review, and possible intensive care re-ferral. Modified early warning score (MEWS) is an electronic early warning score based ...