Monthly Archives: August 2018

Spectrum of Interstitial Lung Diseases at a Tertiary Center in a Developing Country: A Study of 803 Subjects

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Aug 2018

Interstitial lung diseases or diffuse parenchymal lung diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis in the lung parenchyma…

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My Experience with Gas Insufflation Less Laparoscopy in India, June 10th, 2018 – June 29th, 2018

By Dr. J. Gnanaraj | Published: Aug 2018 Volume: |

Two years back I had discussions with Dr. Peter Reemst and Katinka. The gist of the discussions was the future of Mutolere Hospital. The discussions centered on how to operationalize the vision…

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Gas Insufflation Less Laparoscopic Surgery Workshop at Midnapore Medical College

By Dr. J. Gnanaraj | Published: Aug 2018 Volume: |

GILLS or Gas Insufflation Less Laparoscopic Surgeries is ideal for rural hospitals because it is possible under the easily available Spinal anesthesia, is less expensive, is easy to…

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Towards Elimination of Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Indian Subcontinent—Translating Research to Practice to Public Health

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Aug 2018

About 147 million people are at risk of visceral leishmaniasis, in the Southeast Asian region. The largely localized geographic endemicity, anthroponotic transmission with humans as the only host reservoir, the sandfly species Phlebotomous argentipes as the only vector species, and the…

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