Hospitals feeling way toward greater transparency - Commercial Appeal

Published: February 13, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

A few years ago at a conference, I learned about a hospital initiative that allowed family members to be present 24/7 with their loved ones, often in the most challenging of environments, such as the intensive care unit.

I was hesitant to accept this practice. Read More

What kind of sick? Symptoms, treatment differ among cold, flu, bacterial infection - Commercial Appeal

Published: January 23, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

On a Friday afternoon last month, Niti Mehta, a second-grade teacher at Shady Grove Elementary, began to "shake like a leaf."

A week earlier, she had the sniffles and nasal congestion, but no fever or shivering. Read More

Test pattern: Doctors rethink paradigm for cancer screening - Commercial Appeal Article

Published: January 22, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Some years before his retirement, when my father-in-law went in for his routine physical, his doctor ordered a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, along with a cholesterol test and blood count. My father-in-law was not having any symptoms, and no one in his family had a history of prostate cancer. Read More

Depression common following an operation - Commercial Appeal Articles

Published: December 26, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

My patient, who was built like a linebacker, was a week out from major heart surgery. He sat in a chair in his ICU room with his head drooped down. The surgery had gone well, and his heart rate, blood pressure and respirations were all normal. Read More

When terminally ill patients ask how long they have, doctors find it hard to say - Washington Post

Published: December 20, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

In January, when my close friend’s lymph node biopsy came back as a rare form of T-cell lymphoma, I scoured the scientific literature. What was his prognosis?

He was 56, a little overweight but otherwise healthy. He had helped us move into our home more than a decade ago, and I was like an uncle to his son and daughter.Read More 

U.S. doctors can take cue from medical tourism - Commercial Appeal

Published: November 14, 2011 
by Dr. Manoj Jain

When my father had a toothache, he saw a dentist in Boston who recommended a root canal and dental crown costing about $2,000. He decided to wait until he was in India, his native land, for holidays and had the procedure done there for $200. Read More

False positives show need to adjust expectations for cancer screening tests - Washington Post

Published: November 01, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Several years ago, during an annual mammogram, my wife, who is in her 40s, was told a mass had been found in one of her breasts. Anxious and uncertain, she had a biopsy, and we braced for the worst. Read More