There are some diseases that are so common that it has become a part of our lives. Even though we need to be very careful of these diseases, it becomes hard to keep a track on some recurrent health ...

At a time when the whole world is learning to tackle a pandemic that even as we speak has altered much of life as we know it, A Ballad of Remittent Fever resonates deeply with all of us. The novel is ...

The cause of fever can be diagnosed from the pattern and associated features. The pattern of fever may vary in different conditions and could assist in the diagnosis of the cause of the fever. Some of ...

Ginger, lemon juice, or a dash of honey added to a warm cup of tea. Some variation of this remedy to common cold is a familiar one in Bengali households. I have often wondered about the history of ...

Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic caught us unawares, there has been a glut of books trying to make sense of the new normal. Most of them are post-facto affairs, written with the present contagion in ...

Jack, a 13-year-old boy, suddenly developed a high-grade fever along with abdominal pain. Upon medical examination and investigation, he was diagnosed with typhoid fever. Typhoid is a disease that can ...

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