Day for survivors

The first certificate course for doctors on oral cancer will be held on August 25. Supriya Sule,MP,will inaugurate the course conducted by Muktaa Charitable Foundation under the aegis of Tata Memorial Centre. Experts like Dr Pankaj Chaturvedi,Associate Professor,Head and neck department,Tata Memorial Hospital,Mumbai; Dr Shona Nag,consultant medical oncologist,Jehangir hospital; Dr Nitin Abhyankar and others will speak on the occasion.

Write Medicine

Writing is a good tool for self healing’,Prof. Tsippy Byron and poetess from Israel said while interacting with students at the Department of English at University of Pune. Writing is not only an art or skill but in modern days full of stress one can look at it as a ‘preservative medicine.’ “Just like few other arts such as drama and music,writing also proves therapeutic,” Byron said.“Literature creates new zones of language and thus new zones in our self-consciousness and self awareness that leads to an overall mental growth,” Prof Tsippy said. Prof Raj Rao,Head,Department of English at Pune University also spoke on the occasion.

Freedom Week

Healing Hands Clinic,a speciality centre for Piles,Constipation & Hernia celebrated Freedom Week from August 12 to 18 by organizing free consultations and awareness drives for patients suffering from these common ailments. Notably,Dr Ashwin Porwal a Procto-surgeon and founder of Healing Hands Clinic has also established Proctology Clinics at leading hospitals like Apollo Jehangir Hospital,Poona Hospital & Inamdar Hospital to bring the best in Proctocare in the world at the doorstep and within reach of every patient. For such patients a 24 hour helpline 8888288884 has also been provided.

Seeing it right

Nagpur-based Bhakti Ghatole,a retinoblastoma patient who has had both eyes removed surgically,is now setting an example for students in the state. She is among the state toppers of the SSC Board examinations. Using Braille and software like Jaws and Abrar mobile audio software,she now aspires to join the civil services. These software are available for students in English,Hindi and Marathi.