Medical Tech: A camera that sees through the body

2017 has seen a lot of medical breakthroughs. Indians have been achieving great success in each and every aspect of medical field. The year 2017 has seen a wave of creative, inspired approaches from the medical fraternity. Some of the breakthroughs in 2017 have helped in improving health and curing diseases. Researchers, scientists and doctors are working everyday to find new ways to treat different diseases and conditions. The recent bang in the medical inventions is made by an Indian origin scientist who led a team at a UK university to create a camera that can see through the human body!

An Indian scientist in Britain has developed a camera which can see through the human body. Yes, you read that right. This camera helps doctors to detect internal conditions and diseases of the human body. Until now, it has not been possible to detect where an endoscope is located, but through this camera now physicians can see through the body and track where the endoscope is in the body. The new camera takes advantage of the new technology and detects small particles of light called photons and through it, it can detect the source of the light also. The camera also detects the tiny traces of light that pass through the body. The camera is not limited to one thing, it can also record the time taken for the light to pass through the body and detect the scattered lights. The improved vision provided by the camera will help the doctors to look at the tip and length of the endoscope.

The camera is developed by researchers from University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University. It’s a promising and markable development by Indian researchers in the medical field. Indian researchers are making a difference in healthcare technologies which is making Indians proud. New inventions and discoveries have opened many opportunities for medical students. Discoveries like these contribute a lot to the medical field which inspires many upcoming researchers and medical students to do the same. SMBT is always looking forward to support and encourage their students talent in the invention field.

Discover yourself, be a part of a medical college with an attached hospital. Learn and practice to be an innovator at SMBT College.
For details visit: www.smbt.edu.in

Read More

SMBT DENTAL COLLEGE - Nashik & Sangamner Branch

SMBT Dental College - Nashik Branch

Located approximately 35 km south of the main city of Nashik, SMBT lies in lushy green meadows between Kadwa Reservoir, Dharna River, and Nandi Hills. The college location excels with a pleasant climate throughout the year. The college is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health and Science.

SMBT Institute has a grand building which is designed after taking into consideration all norms laid down by the various government authorities and councils. The following facilities are available in the college building.
- Dean Office
- Administrative Block
- Lecture Theatre
- Staff Room
- Central Library
- Common Labs
- Departmental Labs
- College Council Room
- Departmental Laboratories
- Record Room

The SMBT college infrastructure also hosts Hospital, equipped with high tech facilities which provides healthcare services at affordable prices for the native people living in nearby villages.

The Clinical department has the responsibility to provide comprehensive and competent specialist care, with the vision that it would not lack behind in providing the needed care in all spheres.

The college campus also provides Internet facility, banking facility with ATM, Canteen, Hostel and a large playground where various sports can be played.

The college also excels with students triumphing with various achievements academically and in sports. SMBT also arranges various co-curricular activities like Yoga Day, National Science Day, Organ Donation Campaign, Savitribai Phule Smriti Din, World Aids Day, Celebration of Breast Feeding Week, Celebration of ORS Week etc.

SMBT Dental College - Sangamner Branch

The SMBT Institute of Dental Science and Research college was started in 2016 with a clear vision and philosophy of its own not only to bring out graduates who excel in knowledge, skills, and service but also good human beings to serve the community.

The dental college has beautiful natural environment and greenery, it resides in the midst of a valley and spreads over 5 acres of land. The institute is being developed as a center of excellence in health education and research in consideration of advances in healthcare systems and the role of Health professionals in these systems. It has well equipped & fully furnished digital library with NME Internet facility which makes it different from other colleges.

The Dental Hospital attracts a large number of patients and hence ample clinical material is made available to the students. The college has very progressive and pragmatic environment developed by highly qualified and experienced pedagogue using modern and avant-garde tutoring methodology. It emphasizes real-life experience-based teaching. It’s rich library is equipped with internet facilities for the use of its students and faculty.

SMBT's teaching, patient care, and research programs are strong, dynamic and evolving. The Institute is also committed to offering the best in continuing education and other forms of service and practicing dentists. SMBT emphasize both on curricular and extracurricular activities contributing to the overall development of students.

The SMBT College of Dental focuses on providing the best latitude to their students so that they can lead a better life and have good career scope when they step out of college. SMBT is known for innovative dental education, discovery, scientific knowledge and providing essential skills to our graduates while providing them expertise in patient care and service.

Read More

5 best Medical Shows you need to binge watch..

With the rise of Netflix, binge watching has become the new norm. You spend the weekend sitting in your room, watching season after season of too many TV shows. But with so many medical TV shows out there it's important to prioritize and watch the good ones.

SMBT has listed top 5 medical shows to spend your Saturday watching (and they all are worth the watch!).

1.  ER (1994-2009)

ER is the first show that comes to mind when it comes to medical drama. Created by Michael Crichton, it is the seventh longest running scripted-TV series in the US. ER is all about staff’s personal and professional lives. It has an inventive style that brings the viewers into the fast pace world of emergency ward.
Reasons to watch:
- It has the Greatest, Bleakest, & Craziest plot twists on TV.
- The show always strives to take risks.
- It has and deals with real life medical environments.

2. Grey’s Anatomy (2005-present)

Grey’s Anatomy created by Shonda Rhimes is a smash hit, as it manages to pile romantic drama and medical cases perfectly. The show is about Meredith Grey and fellow doctors who struggle to balance their personal lives with hectic work and training schedules assigned to them.
Reasons to watch:
- Information on medical issues and absorbing medical stories.
- The emergency disaster scenes and the way the characters handle them are awesome.
- Shows hospital relationships between doctors and staff that seem real-life.

3.  Good Doctor (2013)

Good Doctor is a South Korean medical drama. It is about a man with autistic disorder, who has mentality of 10-year-old. This show has got some sort of special spark. The show has got an absolutely brilliant cast; Joo Won being the lead character does absolute justice to his character Park Shi On.
Reasons to watch:
- A lot of hospital politics and interactions.
- Very informative on autism.
- The medical issues are dealt with very realistically.

4. Scrubs (2001-2010)  

Hands down to one of the best medical sitcom. Created by Bill Lawrence, combines funny and serious scenes perfectly. It can be silly at times but does it well.
Reasons to watch:
- Actual realistic take on life in a hospital.
- Shows medical exploits and manages to shroud them in a way that viewers can still relate to it.

5. House (2004-2012) 

As a medical student ‘House’ is one of the shows you should watch. Created by David Shore, House is not all about solving medical cases but the characters in it and a new patient in every episode. It’s about how House reaches that diagnosis using unorthodox methods and not even caring that he might lose his medical license.

Reasons to watch:

- House and his team tackle new medical mystery every week.

- Brilliant theories on Diagnostic Medicine.

- Amazing script which almost never fails to explain the medical jargons.

Read More

Why take extra care this monsoon?

Why take extra care this monsoon?

Monsoons are here, yay! It is a lovely season but unfortunately, as much fun it is, it is also a season that plays host to a number of water and air borne diseases. Something as ordinary and tempting as eating at a roadside stall during monsoon can also give rise to a number of health disorders. How to stay away from germs and infections you ask? Take extra care this monsoon! Read on to find out how.

• Diseases to watch out for

A few water borne diseases you need to watch out for this monsoon are typhoid, malaria, dengue, viral fever, jaundice, diarrhea and so on. A lot of these diseases can be prevented if taken proper precautions beforehand. One must know about the symptoms for such diseases and infections because it is important to know about the disease before fighting it.

• Looking for symptoms

The symptoms for typhoid, dengue, diarrhea and viral fever are almost similar and include fever, body aches, fatigue et al. While for malaria it is rapid increase or decrease in the body temperature, profuse sweating, vomiting and nausea.

• How to take care?

Since the aforementioned diseases are waterborne - dengue and malaria being caused by mosquitoes that thrive in stagnant water. To prevent such diseases one must get rid of unclean water bodies around - if there are any. If in case you have already contracted any of those diseases, consult your doctor. However, in cases of malaria and dengue one must get a blood test done.

It is very important to keep yourselves hydrated amongst other important things. In case of Diarrhea, for example, it is very vital to consume a lot of fluids. Drink boiled water and ginger tea if it is cold outside. Other times one must drink lemon tea, mint tea or cardamom tea. Also, be careful about the food you eat - especially while consuming outside food. Even if the food is homemade, do ensure that the vegetables are washed and are clean. Fried foods must be avoided as much as possible.

Like we said, monsoon is here but you already know how to take extra care of yourself this time! We hope you follow the discussed tips and have a disease and infection free monsoon.

Read More

WORLD NO TOBACCO DAY AWARENESS AT SMBT COLLEGE

Going one month into the recent celebration of ‘World No Tobacco Day’ on 31st May 2017, we would like to revisit and review all the efforts of SMBT Educational trust towards the growing menace of tobacco.  

• World No Tobacco Day?

World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. Observed around the world every year on May 31, World No Tobacco day is intended to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption. It further intended to draw attention to massive negative health, environmental and social effects of tobacco. Tobacco directly causes nearly sixty lakh deaths each year worldwide, including six lakh non-smokers being exposed to secondhand smoke. The theme for World No Tobacco Day 2017 was “ Tobacco - a threat to development”, laying emphasis on the threats that the tobacco industry poses to sustainable development, including health and economic well-being of citizens in all countries.

• Why Now?

It’s natural to ask what makes 30 June so special? With one month gone and risk of cancer looming, SMBT has taken a surge in research of diseases caused by tobacco consumption.

SMBT operates many initiatives, such as SMBT Ayurveda College, SMBT College of Pharmacy, SMBT Dental College, as well as SMBT College of Medical Sciences. These premier institutes are responsible for conducting extensive research on cancer-related studies. In the tribal and rural areas of Nandi Hills in the Sangamner and Igatpuri Talukas.

Recently, two Associate Professors from SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Nandi Hills, Mr. Sushil Ahire and Mr. Kapil Palekar published an article on the awareness of oral cancer-related habits among college students in the Nasik city area.

The study focused on the importance of awareness, among all students involved in chronic smoking addiction. Many statistics were enumerated from a group of participants (mainly patients), and hemoglobin and serum iron contents in blood were analyzed. Today, SMBT, through its rural development leg, continues to educate the ‘ignorant’ masses in the tribal areas in and around Nashik zone.

The dedication, conviction, and altruism that the SMBT dominion has put in, is really appreciable!

• The Future?

Today, SMBT, seeks to empower India as a whole, and evolve in the process of India’s giant leap into the 22nd Century. With a surge in research and experimentations by the various institutes of SMBT educational trust, Future looks promising to say the least. SMBT’s outreach to the nearby villages and towns will immensely help nearby population to combat growing threat of tobacco.       

Read More

6 things you must do with your college gang this rainy season

Hello! It’s ‘Rainy season O’clock!’ What a wonderful time to be alive?

Gentle breeze and clouds taking over the sky and bringing respite from the summer sun.

Everything looks pretty when it drizzles. The windowpanes of the cars, the meadows and the flowers blooming in the garden.

What makes monsoon more fun and frolic is when you’re a college student. Yes, academic is constant but the kind of activities you can indulge in during rainy season with your pals amplifies the joy of monsoon, acting as a break from your academics.

We are listing 7 such activities that you can enjoy on weekends with your college gang this rainy season:

1. TREKKING- Trekking is a wonderful experience, one of its kind that your Friday's new release or you sunday shopping can never offer you.It's a joyful activity that involves ascending mountains of high altitudes on wild terrains with the purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. So what are you waiting for? Ditch all your weekend plans. Pack your bags, tag your friends along and go for trekking.

2. NIGHT CAMPS- Imagine sleeping peacefully to the melody that nature hums at night beneath a blanket of millions of twinkling stars and waking up to sunrise and witnessing the one of the most magnificent sunrise. Such a joy a Night camps will offer you.

3. RIDES-  If you’re a biker at heart, monsoon has to offer you some of the most beautiful routes and destinations. So, fuel up the tank, put on that jacket, helmet and all safety gears and you are good to vrooooomm. But make sure you are in speed limits and all the essentials handy.

4. VISITS TO NEARBY DAMS- Because pictures look pretty with the water in the background. But be safe.

 

5. CHAI AND PAKORAS- A rainy season is incomplete without having conversations over numerous cups of chai and another order of pakoras.

6. IF YOU WISH TO STAY INDOORS-  Well, if you wish to stay indoors you can engage in indoor games like uno, scrabble spicing it up with snacks and gossips.

So, what are you waiting for. Call up your friends and get started. Tell us about your favourite monsoon destination in the comment section.

Read More