Dr. Manoj Jain's Blog

Culture change on obesity will take time - Commercial Appeal Article

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 21 May 2012 07:41:00 +0000

Published: May 21, 2012

by Dr. Manoj Jain

"Ouch," that hurt, I said last Sunday. It was not a reaction to the Grizzlies' Game 7 loss to the Clippers, but Chris Peck's scathing must-read commentary on Memphis being the national hub for obesity and our lack of concern about it.

I will not pain you with many statistics like: one in three white women and one in two black women in Memphis are obese. Rather, I will share some stories about the Memphis culture. Read More

Cautionary tales make anti-smoking ads effective - Commercial Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:31:00 +0000

Published: May 14, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

As I was scrolling through the newspaper online recently, an ad kept blinking on the side of my computer screen. It read: "A Tip from a Former Smoker. After a stroke from smoking, get used to losing your independence." In the background was a middle-age woman in bed who could not move her left arm. The ad continued. "Smoking causes immediate damage to your body that causes a stroke. For Suzy, it triggered blood clots that caused a stroke." Read More

How much does it cost? Even doctor is stumped - Commercial Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:32:00 +0000

Published: March 19, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Rarely do people think about medical costs when there is a medical emergency or an urgent need for a test. Recently, I was in such a situation.

A few days after a 22-hour international flight, the calf muscle in my right leg began to ache. If it were not for the recent flight, or if I were not a doctor, I would have just let it pass. Read More

Doctors in private practices are now joining hospital staffs - Washington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:34:00 +0000

Published: March 13, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Fifteen years ago, I proudly hung a sign outside my office with my name followed by “MD.” I had started my own business.

A small private medical practice is much like a mom-and-pop store, where the doctor has the autonomy to decide the hours, which insurance to accept, which patients to see and how much to charge.Read More

Pioneering physicians' life stories are treasures - Commerical Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:33:00 +0000

Published: February 27, 2012
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Last week, I hurried through the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library to attend a forum on Asian-Americans. Afterward, Wang-Ying Glasgow, the coordinator for library services, urged me not to miss the new gallery exhibit on the history of African-American doctors in Memphis. Read More

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:09:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:37:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:41:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:46:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:16:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:10:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:06:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:34:00 +0000

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

Diwali at the White House - Washington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:06:00 +0000

Published: November 01, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Thursday evening my teenage daughter asked me to help her review for an AP U.S. Government exam on the Bill of Rights. That she was studying the first amendment and the freedom of religion seemed fortuitous: the following morning I was to board an early morning flight from our home in Memphis, Tennessee, to Washington to celebrate the festival of Diwali at the White House with the president of the United States. Read More

Accepting death is difficult for patients and doctors, but it needs to be done - Washington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:38:00 +0000

Published: October 18, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

My 64-year-old patient with terminal cancer and less than six months to live wanted to go to Oregon. He was contemplating assisted suicide, which is legal there. “My life has been long and good,” he said. “I believe it is my right. I want the ability to say it’s too much, I can’t do it anymore. A person should have a dignified quality of life.” Read More

No easy cure for hospital errors / Significant gains seen in specific areas - Commercial Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:20:00 +0000

Fight for patient safety enlists everyone, from doctors to housekeepers
Published: October 16, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Some years ago, a nurse paged me at 3 a.m. from the hospital because a patient of mine had spiked a high fever. Suspecting an infection, I called in antibiotics. A few hours later, the frantic nurse called to say my patient had turned red and was wheezing, likely from an allergic reaction. Read More

Waging Peace - Commericial Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:18:00 +0000

Gandhi-King Conference to examine revival of nonviolent approach to social change
Published: October 15, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Since my childhood, I have believed that both petty and global conflicts can be resolved through the power of nonviolence.

In school, when a kid bullied me, my parents told me, "Never hit back." Since I was puny -- 90 pounds in ninth grade -- this strategy was my best option. My strategy worked. A burly, unruly kid named Tom befriended me and prevented others from dumping my books in the hallway. I reciprocated by helping him with his homework during study halls. Read More

LETTERS TO THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Following the Jain Tradition - New York Times

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 17:41:00 +0000

Published: September 29, 2011
By Dr. Manoj Jain

Regarding Aidan Foster-Carter’s “To Catch a Roach” (Meanwhile, Sept. 27): Last Saturday night, coming home from a party, we found a roach, a spider and an ant in our kitchen. Gently, I got the roach to climb on to the bristle part of the broom; my wife captured the spider in a cup, and our 12-year-old son helped scoot the ant onto a sheet of paper. Then we escorted them outside to our lawn. Read More

Knowledge is weapon in fight against silent killers - Commercial Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 15:50:00 +0000

Published: September 17, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

The first question my friends asked last week after we watched the new movie "Contagion" was: "Can this really happen?"
I should know. I am an infectious disease doctor. Read More

Intensive care units grow more friendly to patients’ families at some hospitals - Washington Post

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:04:00 +0000

Published: August 30, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

Not long ago, when my father was about to undergo a heart procedure, I hinted to the cardiologist, a colleague, that I wanted to be there, too, not just to offer comfort but also to be present for the play-by-play that would lead to a critical decision: whether to open his blocked arteries with a stent or to perform bypass surgery. Draped in an X-ray-shielding body suit over his blue scrubs, the doctor hesitated. Read More

Video: Meningitis - WREG

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:09:00 +0000

Interviewed on : August 18, 2011

Dr Manoj Jain is an Infectious Disease Specialist talking about the deadly brain infection that occurs after swimming in warm fresh water that killed a 9-year-old boy in Virginia and 16-year-old girl in Florida. view video

Knowledge is weapon in fight against silent killers

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Published: August 15, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

When my patient, a middle-age working woman and mother of three, was admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath, I told her she had a choice: "You can live for three to four years, or you can live for 30 to 40 years." Read More

Big pharma and patient care - Commercial Appeal

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:25:00 +0000

Doctors' interaction with drug reps is slippery slope, Memphis physician says
Published: July 10, 2011
by Dr. Manoj Jain

About a decade ago when I was newly settled into private practice in Memphis, a representative for a drug company marketing a new and powerful antibiotic stood in my office and asked whether I would like to attend a consultants' meeting about the drug in Washington. Read More

Video: Scarlet Fever | WREG

noreply@blogger.com (Manoj Jain) — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:42:00 +0000

Interviewed on 29th June, 2011

Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Manoj Jain discussing if we should be worried about the Scarlet Fever outbreak that is happening now..