Walk of Life – Importance of Genetic Testing
Walk of Life, in essence, is an event, first of its kind that brings doctors and scientists to interact with the public for them to understand the utility of science…
Dr Subhadra Dravida – Transcell Biolife
Dr Subhadra Dravida is the Founder of Transcell Biolife, a company built on a proprietary adult stem cell technology platform while both the research and product offerings were panned out…
Catering to the Newborn Screening Needs of India
As we understand from this edition “Newborn Screening”, newborn screening is a set of tests done for a baby on day two or three of life. This is a set…
Mr Vikas Bhatia
https://youtu.be/yPJZ_dm880Q Mr Vikas Bhatia is a businessman in Jaipur, Rajasthan who got involved in promoting awareness for Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) and Rare Genetic Disorders from the foundation called…
Dr Meenakshi Bhat
https://youtu.be/N2BJ45ZgRMQ Dr Meenakshi Bhat on Newborn Screening Dr Meenakshi Bhat is a genetic counsellor at the Centre for Human Genetics, Bengaluru, Karnataka. She has a Post Graduate degree in Paediatrics…
Newborn Screening
Every child deserves the best care to lead a quality life. To enable this for their child, parents-to-be need to understand newborn screening. It is a set of tests done…
A Parent Fighting for Newborn Screening
Mr Vikas Bhatia, the founder of MERD India Foundation, is also a parent who lost his children to a rare disease that went undiagnosed until the death of his third…
Know-hows of Newborn Screening
Newborn screening is a set of tests done on day two or three of life for a newborn child. Dr Meenakshi Bhat, a leading genetic counsellor of the nation, lucidly…
For Parents: When And Where can you look for getting your Kids Tested?
Dr Meenakshi Bhat, in an interview with us, tells about when any parent must think about newborn screening and where they can get it done. It is important that every…
Why Every Parent Must Consider Genetic Counselling
Genetic counselling is so much still a taboo even amongst many people who understand the importance of the healthcare sector. Mr Vikas Bhatia, a father who lost all his three…