The FNDR (Foundation for Neglected Disease Research, a not-for-profit organization biotech R & D organization, brought together domain experts to discuss developments. Dr Shridhar Narayanan, CEO FNDR, explained that they were trying to design a drug that
Micro-credentials are an innovative and disruptive technology and competency-based learning model. Generally short and distinct from conventional degrees, they are also called nano degrees as they deliver focused, bite-sized pieced of knowledge with limited modules focused on
Authorship for sale, in which authors, during the review process, sell coauthorship to people who have not contributed to the research, is an unethical practice. After acceptance of a paper, requests for changes in authorship can only
We no longer need to reinvent the wheel of content creation in most subjects-effective curation is the new key for the 21st-century educator. The 5 C digital curation process proposed by Deschaine and Sharma (2015) – collect,
Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritise self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterised by false or misleading information, deviation form best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, or the use of
An argument for retaining industry funding for continuing medical education, especially in low and middle income countries, is that funding for this activity is otherwise unobtainable. This rationale needs to be balanced against the industry’s funding of
Dr Devi Prasad Shetty states that healthcare in the future will be delivered to the global population on a mobile phone on the move and not in hospitals or at the desk. The Covid pandemic has taught
Balaji Srinivasan advises being a digital globalist, but a physical localist. Time is limited, and if you want to level up as an individual, then as a group, and ultimately for humanity as a whole, you need
Hold your fire. People with woodburning stoves in their homes have very high exposure to PM2.5, which can peak at 195.83 microgram/m3, Sheffield University researchers found. WHO recommends exposure to no more than an average of 15
A bench presided over by Justice A M Khanwilkar said: ‘Poor assessment system; an exploding number of medical colleges; shortage of patients and clinical materials; devaluation of merit in admission, particularly in private institutions; increasing capitation fees;
