Honored to contribute to this study, published in Annals of Family Medicine, showing body fat percentage is a stronger predictor of 15-year mortality than BMI in young adults. Thanks @UFHealth for featuring our work!
#UFResearch
DOI: https://t.co/HylZZOppqm
@RichaChadha Shameful and disgusting. How many levels of clearances did it take for this commercial to be green lit. How many people thought this was ok? I’m so glad that it was called out and now the ministry has taken it down. Appalling!
Finally, Proposal for Public health management cadre is welcome. It is important to transform frontline workers (ASHAs, ANMs, MPWs) as 'public health workers' to create a comprehensive public health system within the existing health system...
An amazing compilation of 37 articles written by persons well known in the health sector. A must read and worth a buy. Yogesh has done a great job ...kudos to him
Anup Agarwal, physician -scientist who led the plasma trial writes about research efforts during COVID-19 in India. A first hand experience during his time at ICMR
This aims to be a people's history of the pandemic in India that hit us in the last 2 years, a repository of experience in diverse areas of humanity especially health and health care.
Vaccinate yourself to decrease your chances of getting infected/experiencing a fatal episode during 3rd wave. we can flatten the peak and keep it low only if COVID appropriate behaviours are strictly adhered to.
#NewsPositive: Despite clearing the NEET MBBS exam Mohamad Usman was wrongfully declared 100% disabled & denied admission to medical school by Safdarjung medical board. Year on, he is again on his way to becoming a doc! https://t.co/U31Gnxr0af @timesofindia#DocsWithDisabilities
This. And it is true for ALL development research, not just health. LMIC-based authors are often asked to provide data, host research sites, monitor interventions, and more. And not always given place of pride on authorship. Let's all engage deeply to change this.