Monthly Archives: July 2010

Oxford textbook of Medicine: New chapters on Altitude medicine and Typhoid

The Oxford Textbook of Medicine now has now included chapters on high altitude illnesses and Typhoid. MMSN president, Dr. Buddha Basnyat, is one of the authors of both of these chapters. The chapter on high altitude illnesses is called ‘Diseases … Continue reading

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Meet Prof. Cynthia Beall: Genetic Secrets of High Altitude Adaptation

MMSN organized a talk program with Prof. Cynthia Beall with a wonderful audience of 45 young interested medicos. Prof. Beall’s elegant presentation on high altitude adaptive biology was followed with a question answer session. She started with the acclimatization process comparing the low-landers versus … Continue reading

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