‘We are planning to establish pre-natal genetic services’
Dr Bibhas Kar is currently heading the department of medical genetics at Apollo Hospital. The department is considered to be the first complete genetics diagnostic centre in Chennai. He has to his credit many research publications in national and international journals. He is the recipient of the prestigious international fellowship, Stevens Shapiro Memorial award from UK and International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) award from the US for his work in the field of human genetics. He has earlier worked at Sankara Nethralaya and American Genes Pvt Ltd. In an exclusive interview with G Sankaranarayanan, Dr Kar shares the contribution of medical genetics in enhancing the quality of healthcare. Excerpts:

Escorts to touch 1 lakh rural hearts with ‘spandan’
Fortis launches multi-speciality hospital

The bioequivalence trap
Health insurance: The road ahead

The social and moral imperatives in healthcare facility design
56th CSI meet from 2nd to 5th Dec

Basics of healthcare marketing
Healthcare services have changed tremendously. Gone are the days when doctors were very few and patients were treating them like gods. Initially when only doctors were available at far-flung places or only in government hospitals, they could afford to choose their patients and how to treat them.

Hospitalk

Senior friendly physical environment in our hospitals
Changing demographics indicate that seniors are now the most frequent users of hospital services, accounting for 50 per cent of all hospital days in many of the hospitals in India. The average length of stay in a hospital for a senior over 75 years is 15 days compared to the average of eight days for the general population.

Cancer and HIV drugs to be under strict price monitoring
Rofecoxib withdrawal fine, ground reality different

Health Ministry to launch AIDS awareness programme
In an attempt to control the spread of HIV/ Aids, the ministry of health is going to launch an awareness campaign about the menace of the disease.

The Health & Well Being Show 2004
The Health and Wellbeing Show 2004: Goldmine of opportunities
‘We are the first hospital to introduce the Integris Allura Flat Detector in the country’

Letters

A Special feature on Cardiology
56th CSI meet in B’lore from 2nd to 5th Dec
‘Angioplasty with stenting has assumed the centre-stage in the management of CAD’
Cost effectiveness of coronary interventions and angioplasty
Electrophysiology from Bard International
Issues of the heart
Cardiovascular disease in India and the impact of lifestyle and food habits
Maquet Medical India Pvt Ltd: An emerging solution provider for OR and ICUs
Servo i – The advanced, adaptable & flexible ventilator system from Maquet Medical India Pvt Ltd.
“The need for patient monitoring in MRI will continue to grow”
Trinity Hospital
Making inroads in cardiac care

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