AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
Don’t kill jalebis & rasgullas in nutrition overdrive
The piece questions whether a state agency like the National Institute of Nutrition should dictate the content of traditional foods, arguing that standardization could strip away the diversity and richness of culinary heritage. It critiques the reliance on research, often influenced by corporate interests, to determine what is considered healthy or unhealthy. The author highlights contradictions in health advice, citing examples like conflicting views on diabetes management.
Portrait Of A Lady: At the age of 19, Anandi Gopal Joshi, the first female doctor of India, obtained an MD in US
On this National Doctor's Day, let us get to know India’s first female doctor Anandi Gopal Joshi. She was also the first Indian woman to obtain a two-year medical degree (MD) in the United States!
Biden taps Indian-American Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General: Media report
"Vivek H Murthy, a former US surgeon general, has been asked to reprise the role in an expanded version in the new administration," The Washington Post reported on Thursday, quoting an individual familiar with the decision.
One week in an America riven by politics and the plague
On Nov.1, as election week dawned, Dr.Juan Fitz lay dying in the same Lubbock, Texas, hospital where he had worked in the emergency room for nearly 20 years.
Joe Biden looks to restore, expand Obama administration policies
The Democratic presidential nominee is promising to reverse Trump policy moves on things such as withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement and weakening protections against environmental pollution.
A look at the 44 competitive races in the US House of Representatives
Of the 44 races considered competitive, 27 currently have a Republican incumbent, 16 have a Democratic incumbent and one has an independent:
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Donald Trump's new rules hike minimum pay for H-1B medical professionals by 40%, pricing them out of market
The US decision came on October 8, via a Department of Labor (DoL) Interim Final Rule (IFR) that mandated that minimum wages to be paid to H-1B workers be higher by 40% on average.
H1-B visa restrictions: Democratic lawmakers urge Trump admin to exempt healthcare workers
President Donald Trump, in his June proclamation, banned the entry into the US of workers in several key non-immigrant visa categories, including the H-1B, arguing that they eat into American jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.
BCG shots could slow down Covid-19 spread in first thirty days, says study
The paper published in Science Advances, a peer-reviewed medical journal brought out by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said that countries with mandatory Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination showed “slower infection and death rates” during the first 30 days of the Covid-19 outbreak in their country.
Will Trump's H-1B visa freeze really help American job seekers?
There is little credible evidence to suggest these travel bans have any positive impact on the US unemployment.
COVID-19: Indian-American couple develops low-cost ventilator
Prompted by the lack of adequate ventilators during the coronavirus pandemic, Devesh Ranjan, a professor and associate chair in the prestigious Georgia Tech's George W Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering and his wife Kumuda Ranjan, a practising family physician in Atlanta, developed the emergency ventilator from concept to prototype in just about three weeks-time.
Doctors of India origin at the Covid-19 front lines in UK
. The frontline in this war has a few thousand doctors of Indian origin. Some of these people were born in India but migrated in search of the American dream after completing professional education. They still have strong family connections in the country of their birth. And, naturally, they have to share the risks associated with their profession.
4 Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US
Indian-American Ghazala Hashmi, a former community college professor, created history by becoming the first Muslim woman to be elected to the Virginia State Senate, while Suhas Subramanyam, who served as the White House technology policy adviser to former president Barack Obama, has been elected to the Virginia State House of Representative.
Dr. Virginia Apgar, pioneer behind Apgar score, being celebrated with Google doodle
The American doctor helped transform the mortality rate of newborn babies with her neonatal prognosis, known as the Apgar Score.
Indian-Americans launch campaign to remove Green Card backlog
The announcement for the nationwide campaign comes as the White House sent the details of its immigration reform to the Congress.
From impressing the President to PM Modi, this startup's cure for knee replacement surgery is 20x cheaper
With low-cost healthcare solutions in India few and far between, frugal innovation as demonstrated by AlgoSurg may offer a much-needed fix to this sector.
Meet the persons of Indian origin who are a picture of American health
While Indian IT professionals and entrepreneurs have made a mark in the US, Indian doctors too have notched up some significant achievements.
Indian-American entrepreneur latest self-made billionaire in Chicago
According to Crain's, the company took in more than $130 million in revenue last year and posted an operating profit margin of roughly 40%.
Eat vegetables, nuts to shed weight
New York, June 13 (IANS) Want to shed those extra kilos? Go vegetarian. According to new research, eating vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits and nuts may be almost twice as effective in reducing body weight as conventional low-calorie diets.
Physicians try to find elusive links between diet and disease in Indians
Relationship between fats and heart disease is complicated, and western studies may not be relevant to Indians, scientists are now looking at dietary habits.
Indian-origin physician Abraham Varghese gets National Humanities Medal in US
Currently a professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, Abraham Varghese has authored several acclaimed books including 'My Own Country' and 'Cutting for Stone'.
Indian-American physician Abraham Verghese to receive National Humanities Medal
Currently a professor of medicine at the Stanford School of Medicine, 61-year-old Verghese has authored several acclaimed books.
US' top medical body collaborates with Apollo Hospitals
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), a top medical body in the US, has collaborated with Apollo Hospitals to expand medical education in India.
Keralite Neurology professor awarded British Fellowship
Kuruvilla is an American Board certified Academic Neurologist in India holding sub-speciality certification in Clinical Neurophysiology.
Medical profession: A money-ripping vocation?
American doctors, including Indian-Americans are suffering from a "collective malaise" of discontent, insecurity, and immoderation.
New US norms on statins to help Indian drug firms
Cholesterol-reducing drugs worth nearly $15 billion (Rs 92,000 crore) were sold in the US in the year to September 2013, Bakhru wrote in his latest report.
Joint venture to tackle heart attacks in India, US launched
AAPI Origin - American Heart Association Liaison Committee announced that a Letter of Intent between 2 organisation has been signed.
Legislation introduced to let foreign doctors in US stay longer
Dr Ami Bera introduced a legislation in the Congress to allow international doctors to remain in the country longer.
US Congress urged not to ignore doctors in immigration reform
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) predicts that America will need 90,000 physicians by 2020.
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