Vikash R. Keshri, MD, PhD

A Deep Dive into India’s Health Reality | Dr Dad | Pregrency To Parenting youtu.be/0HSGLb_TcHU?si… via @YouTube

Harvard University’s endowment is 3.5 times larger than India’s central education budget Just saying !

There is a class of “global health” people who warmed to (even sought to lead) discussions on “decolonisation” when it began to catch fire in the field, but who has over time come to see that they are the people, their interests are the interests, and their practices are the practices, from which the field would need to be, is being called to be decolonised. It’s been fascinating to watch their retreat, even antagonism.

@RemaNagarajan We are doing India's first comprehensive study on understanding 'Cachexia' in Tuberculosis in Chhattisgarh. The insights are really heart touching, Nutrition is the key issue in TB. TB is not caused by Mycobacterium but due to insufficiency of food.

It all boils down to ensuring people have nutritious food to eat 40% have latent TB infection but not all get TB because of good immunity Poor diet compromises immunity Why not prevent TB thru better nutrition by including pulses, oil etc. in PDS instead of cereal-heavy PDS?

Research is central to the identity and mission of #JGU. Proud to celebrate a major milestone: 🔹 5,143 Scopus-indexed publications 🔹 1,143 faculty contributors 🔹 Global recognition for impactful scholarship Congratulations to all faculty members for advancing #research excellence and global thought leadership at JGU. Special recognition to Prof. Bhupinder Chimni, Prof. Sumedha Chauhan, Prof. Srinivas Jangirala & Prof. Rupesh Kumar for being featured in the Stanford University/Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists List 2025. Also celebrating our most-cited authors and faculty members with 15+ publications indexed in Elsevier | Scopus databases. A proud moment for the entire JGU community. #ResearchExcellence #AcademicExcellence #HigherEducation #Scopus @MPNaveenJindal

It’s been 9 months since I found new love of working out in #gym Nothing parallel to this No matter what shape, what age, begin now… #fitness matter #health is #wealth

Many fought battles restaurants about service charge post GST Yet, hospitals often do the same As billing practices of corporate hospitals come under scrutiny, @snehamordani and I discussed many other #GamesHospitalsPlay Watch the full interview on - youtu.be/2gwpBoU77us

Can we navigate private healthcare with clarity, trust, and fairness? Insightful discussion at @JindalGlobalUNI on Games Hospitals Play with @abantika77. We explored many dimensions Key takeaway: an informed public is central to accountability in healthcare. #healthpolicy

@abantika77 @JindalGlobalUNI it was a great to hear from the author @abantika and two learned discussant and very informed audience. My please to moderate this timely discussion.

#GamesHospitalsPlay Thoroughly enjoyed this conversation ⁦@JindalGlobalUNI⁩ Thank you @docVRK for bringing together such a stellar panel and an amazing, informed audience

#GamesHospitalsPlay This is happening day after ⁦@JindalGlobalUNI⁩ with @docVRK Hope to see you there

Seats worth ~Rs 2000 crore in Deemed Univs were filled by candidates who became eligible after lowering of cut off in NEET PG 2025 ~70% of candidates who got into deemed univs thru lowered cut off were general category timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/deemed-u…

India has made real progress in maternal health, but there’s a worrying trend; C-section deliveries are rising far beyond recommended levels, driven by money, social preferences, & fear of risk. What’s missing is well-trained midwives who can support safe, natural childbirth.

Burn injuries kill ~150,000 people each year, yet remain invisible In this special article in @bmj_company Injury Prevention url-shortener.me/J3SM I argue: We must reinterpret #SDGs to include burn prevention, care & rehab 🔥 #Burn #Injury #GlobalHealth #healthPolicy

As AI becomes a learning companion for many students, experts caution against over-reliance that could affect critical thinking, creativity and independent problem-solving. How do we strike a balance between using technology and preserving the human ability to think deeply? Read the story. Take the scientific psychological assessment of your digital habits: toi.in/digitalhealtht… #LetsDStress #TheTimesofIndia #DigitalWellbeing #AI #DigitalBalance

Nicely highlighted by @AnonnaDutt in The @IndianExpress today (carries my quote)—#weightloss drugs must not be advertised, directly or indirectly. These are #potent agents needing strict medical supervision. With generics, #unregulated promotion is a possibilty.

Essay: Unawareness, or What We Do Not (Want to) Know [an open access chapter in the book “Epidemiological Obfuscation”] It asks the question: “Why do researchers do empirical social research that they have reason to know not to do?” Please read it here: taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-ed…

With less than 2200, out of nearly 3 lakh of India's #labs accredited, millions rely on diagnostic reports whose accuracy is uncertain, raising urgent questions about safety, trust and regulation. indiatoday.in/amp/health/sto…