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Simplest way, to find fake news in medical science

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 18, 2025|

Link : Same quote with a heading

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Welcome to the exciting new era in scientific  Medicine

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on October 11, 2025|

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Evidence based common sense, is rare entity in medical literature

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Journal club debates : Can “Aim of a study” be wrong ?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on December 18, 2024|

Absolutely yes. The number of studies with such wrong aims is staggeringly higher than we could imagine. “Wrong aim” is probably not the right word to describe them. Rather, we can call them obsolete, duplicate, illogical, unproductive, intentionally fraudulent studies, or studies with a prefixed conclusion.

There is an estimate, that says 95% of papers in nearly 5,000 medical journals, is either junk or written for the sake of publication related to mandatory academic positions or promotions as a budding scholar or faculty. Science has to survive on the shoulders of those rare & genuine 5% souls.

Final message

What is the true “Aim for your study” , I want a very honest answer ?

Yes sir, I agree ,the primary aim is to publish my damn paper and get that promotion !

A related post

There was a brief post about this in the year 2008, 15 years ago. Is it still relevant? Find out for yourself.

Journal club debates : Can a “Aim of a study” be wrong ?

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Its time WHO,may declare CVD as a “communicable disease” equivalent

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on August 5, 2024|

*Lifestyle definition

 A set of attitudes, habits, or possessions associated with a particular person or group. and such attitudes, etc, are regarded as fashionable or desirable.

Final message

Communicable disease need not be an Infectious disease like covid. The word “Communicable” shall soon convey a new meaning, to the enlightened. Adverse life styles ,disseminated into the community that vigorously propagate CVD, has every reason to be referred to as a ‘Neo non-infectious pandemic”

Postamble

In the strict sense, CVD is not a communicable disease ,rather the risk factors are …but technically it is.

Reference

1.Rippe JM. Lifestyle Strategies for Risk Factor Reduction, Prevention, and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2018 Dec 2;13(2):204-212. doi: 10.1177/1559827618812395. PMID: 30800027; PMCID: PMC6378495.

3.A comprehensive narrative review

Click to access ijerph-20-04427.pdf

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Forbidden quotes in medicine

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Lancet : A 200 year old Idea and a process towards righteousness

Posted in Medical ethics, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on January 4, 2024|

It was 1823, a genesis of a new thought process in medical publication began. The man who started it all, Dr.Thomas Wakley the founder of the most famous medical journal (Ref 1)

One of his peers described him what sort of an Image he had. “Thomas Wakley the editor as we find him—a courageous challenger of the medical establishment who was usually right and whose language, however tasteless it might seem today, was well suited to the rough and tumble of the time in which he wrote and spoke”

Lancet celebrates 200 year anniversary

On this 200th anniversary Lancet , looks back ,introspects and redefine the agenda of medical profession. We need more and more people like Wakley in the current era.

The Lancet editorial team has come out with two clips one podcast and other a brief video for a total of 28 minutes . If you have enough patience to hear to this , you are probably in the right direction to understand what exactly is the purpose being a Doctor.

After going through the history of medicine through the lens of Lancet, and understanding its original motto, one thing is very clear. Science and research are vital for progression medical science . But, the least important enemy to handle for a healthy planet and mankind is not diseases and afflictions as such, but the unkind behaviour of biased power centres, skewed knowledge, and unhealthy & unequal practices of health care invention and delivery.

Final message

Doctors are primarily healers, all right; more importantly, they are guardians of goodness and justice in healthcare. For this, we need to “Wakleyse the medical education“, meaning, keep a watch always on the true aim and action of medical establishment under which you work . I know, this post might sound pessimistic for many of you, … but that’s where optimistic goals are hidden deep .

Reference

Thomas Wakley (1795–1862): a biographical sketch

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A forbidden quote about science

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on December 20, 2023|

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Extreme “Knowledge + Skill” is a powerful stress test for our Intelligence

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Take a break from cardiology : How to debate a complex topic in a forum ?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on January 16, 2023|

Pardon ,this video is nothing to do with cardiology. It is from the archives of the United nations library .This can teach some important lessons in art of communication , sharing to all folks, especially medical students. It was recorded in 1959 in Newyork, UN head quarters.Four 17 year old school girls & boys were invited for a debate on a complex topic. Does God exist ? How do you pray ? and what is the purpose of different religions ?

I keep wondering , how these youngsters accumulated so much wisdom and express it in such a polite manner too. Mind you, this was recorded , when learning happened with out any digital aids.The word Internet was unheard off. No ego, no bluntness, no diatirbes that has become a norm in many debates now. I got a punching lesson from this clip, be gentle when taking extreme views in any topic.

I wish, every medical debate in class rooms should happen this way.The key to succesful debate is, to accumulate knowedge, willingness to question the convention, and respecting the oppositie point of view.

The high point of talk show, was, when the Brazilian girl(due respects, she should be nearing 80 years now) tell us casually some things are not meant to be understood in life .I tell the same when some patients ask too many questions about their illness which may not have an answer.

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