Author Rushdie and Indian Ambassador Rao to headline India Summit | Emory University | Atlanta, GA

Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie and Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao are among the speakers at the third annualIndia Summit on March 2-3 at Emory University. Grounded in the cross-cutting theme of innovation, the summit features panels on medical tourism, technology and privacy, creativity and the arts, public health and international business opportunities read more

White House advisors meet with Mid-South Asian American community -WMCTV

February 17, 2012

White House officials made a trip to Memphis Thursday to talk with the Asian American and Pacific islander community, one of the fastest growing communities in the Mid-South. view video

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