At 56, half of my life on this Earth has been spent as a railway doctor. Every thing that can happen in a Railway hospital has already happened to me in those 28 long years. There’s no more expectation, nothing new. The standard Tom, Dick, Harry and Harry, Dick, Tom things. At least that’s whatContinue reading “The Case of Heart attack inside a running train”
Monthly Archives: May 2023
The Mitochondria Story
The first UK baby created with DNA from three people has been born in May 2023 after doctors performed a groundbreaking IVF procedure. The baby received its 23 pairs of chromosome from both of its biological parents. but the mother has an unhealthy mitochondria. So a Healthy mitochondria from a third woman was implanted artificiallyContinue reading “The Mitochondria Story”
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-A case study
The Troubling Case of the PACE Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ( CFS) Study. Julie Rehmeyer, a patient suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndromes ( CFS ) had filled a case against the institution treating her. But it wasn’t the usual litigant Patient taking her doctor to the court of law. She has questioned the recommendations of aContinue reading “Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-A case study”
DRM’s Briefcase
[ The story reflects the class barrier and the glass ceiling between the babus of Indian railways, a legacy of babudom inherited from its colonial roots.] Once DRM’s Briefcase, Sr Dom‘s Briefcase and AOM‘s Briefcase were going to the accident site together. The AOM’s briefcase was sitting next to the DRM’s. This annoyed the DRM’sContinue reading “DRM’s Briefcase”
Dr Ramakanta's Ideas 