Rosamma Kuriakose, homemaker, Idukki, Kerala — I read the Malayala Manorama every single day because news nowadays is very eventful. When I was a child, there was the radio, but there was no compulsion to know news, like it is now. We walked 2–3 km to school without being concerned about safety. Older boys helped us…

Surgeon. Startup Entrepreneur. Author. Lifelong Student & Educator. By Anna Thomas Bangalore’s start up culture infects the busiest of its citizens and leaves them feverishly wanting to do more. Take Dr. Farman Ali, 28, who launched Docfort Pulse, India’s first newsletter for medicos, along with a certificate course in medical…

Magician of the Heart American cardiovascular surgeon and surgical pioneer whose gift for innovation led to a series of medical breakthroughs By Meghna Anand In 1932, an instructor asked a young medical student called Michael Debakey to find a pump that would study pulse waves in arteries. Debakey went on to combine older pumps and rubber tubing into one that served the instructor’s purpose. He called it a roller pump.

Medical students participate in Media Action Against Rape (MAAR) By Spurthi Venkatesh Journalism professors from Bournemouth University (UK) held a briefing on MAAR News Tracker in April at Docfort Academy, Bangalore. NewsTracker is a community blogging project with which Docfort medical journalism students will intern during their course. It is…