Medical Misinformation 3: Diet Plans
Written by Dr. Ankit Sharma Disclaimer: This series serves to provide you with misinformation ONLY, as a medium of poorly…
News Flash! Last Month in Medicine
What’s happening in the Medical World?? Written by Sai Lavanya Patnala & Madhav Bansal The development came a week after…
THE TOBACCO EPIDEMIC
World No Tobacco Day 2023. Written by: Sadiya Khan, Intern, Bangalore. The consumption of tobacco is one of the biggest…
Mental health isn’t just in the mind
Written by Dr. Shivangi Shankar As we discuss mental health on October 10 or during mental health awareness month(May), we…
“No, it’s just not in your head!” Gaslighting in Healthcare
Written by Dr. Shreyjit Kaur Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse where a person in power or greater authority…
Hygiene Down Under
-Written by Dr. Anjali Mediboina, House Surgeon, ASRAM “…par koi kholke baati nahi karna chaahata! Aakhar intimate area ke baat…
What Encompasses Compassion?
-Written by Dr. Geeta Sundar I stand sipping a large cardamom tea. The last few days have been horrible. My…
A LETTER TO MY FIRST YEAR SELF IN MEDICAL SCHOOL
-Written by Dr. Sadiya Khan Dear first year me, Welcome to medical school. Congratulations on reaching the first checkpoint in…
A Leap of Faith
Written by Dr. Saloni Haldule, Intern, BJGMC and Sassoon General Hospitals, Pune We often find ourselves reminiscing about being a…
Lessons From the Obstetrics Ward: The Dichotomy of Physical and Mental Wounds
-Written by Dr. Japjee Parmar, Intern, GMC Amritsar TW: Mental Health, Self-Harm I maneuver my way to the Obstetrics and…
The Wonderland Called #medtwitter
My childhood memories are full of discussions around prospective career and future job options. Until the 90s, the middle-class families…
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Written by Dr. Harish K Rao Physician burn out is today an alarming issue in the medical field. Not that…
IF MEDICINE HAD A COURTROOM, WHO WOULD BE ON TRIAL?
Gayatri Brahmandam Intern, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences James Watson, the pioneer behind the discovery of the helical structure of…
AB-Ark (India) – Another Bigger Agenda Resisting Knelling
By Geeta Sundar Health, in the last decade has become a sector contributing to our GDP. Health has become a…
Stalwarts around the world-The game changers
– Dr. Madhura Mandlik, MS(Obs-Gyn) We live in the era of modern medicine. History is studded with gems, who made…
A Global Snapshot of Physiotherapy Practice and Education
Author: Dr. Natasha Tungare (PT), Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist, NHS England Keywords- Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Overseas, Indian Physiotherapy Students Physiotherapy might be…
Publish or Perish: Global Pressures in the Race for Academic Relevance
Dikshit Chawla Keywords: Publish or perish, academia, impact factor, tenure, paper mills, predatory publishers, UGC-CARE, narrative CVs, open access, burnout, mental…
When an Asian and a European Crossed Paths in North America
Lavanya Patnala, M.B.B.S. Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad As an International Medical Graduate from India, my trips…
Run for Cover! – The Current Global Landscape of Healthcare Coverage
Apoorva Vedula, M.B.B.S. Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad Keywords: healthcare coverage, healthcare systems, healthcare administration, health insurance Healthcare workers are no…
Global Resilience: Redefining Global Disaster Management Strategies, Lessons from COVID-19 & the Call for United Action
Dr Sameena Tabassum, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Keywords: Lessons of Covid-19, Global Resilience, Pandemic…
Escaping the High: Opioid Epidemics and the Many Masks of Substance Abuse Worldwide
Dr. Ikshita Nagar Keywords: Substance abuse, Opioid, Drug addiction, Drugs Substance abuse isn’t a one-size-fits-all issue; it comes in many shapes…
Mapping Progress: What Universal Health Coverage Looks Like Across the Global South
Dr Shambhavi Vashist, MBBS Dr Krish Kherajani, MBBS Keywords: UHC, health access, financial protection, India, Ayushman Bharat, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil,…
How to Use Protection: The Asian Way
Dr. Taj Prabhugaunker Goa Medical College Key words: Abortion Laws, Contraception across Asia, Reproductive Health, Safe motherhood In the bustling city…
Healing the Indian Way: The Rise and Role of Alternative Medicine
Gargi Rajesh Patil MBBS Intern, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai Keywords: Alternative medicine, holistic healthcare, AYUSH, traditional healing systems, integrative…
IF MEDICINE HAD A COURTROOM, WHO WOULD BE ON TRIAL?
Gayatri Brahmandam Intern, Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences James Watson, the pioneer behind the discovery of the helical structure of…
AB-Ark (India) – Another Bigger Agenda Resisting Knelling
By Geeta Sundar Health, in the last decade has become a sector contributing to our GDP. Health has become a…
Stalwarts around the world-The game changers
– Dr. Madhura Mandlik, MS(Obs-Gyn) We live in the era of modern medicine. History is studded with gems, who made…
A Global Snapshot of Physiotherapy Practice and Education
Author: Dr. Natasha Tungare (PT), Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist, NHS England Keywords- Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Overseas, Indian Physiotherapy Students Physiotherapy might be…
Publish or Perish: Global Pressures in the Race for Academic Relevance
Dikshit Chawla Keywords: Publish or perish, academia, impact factor, tenure, paper mills, predatory publishers, UGC-CARE, narrative CVs, open access, burnout, mental…
When an Asian and a European Crossed Paths in North America
Lavanya Patnala, M.B.B.S. Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad As an International Medical Graduate from India, my trips…
Run for Cover! – The Current Global Landscape of Healthcare Coverage
Apoorva Vedula, M.B.B.S. Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad Keywords: healthcare coverage, healthcare systems, healthcare administration, health insurance Healthcare workers are no…
Global Resilience: Redefining Global Disaster Management Strategies, Lessons from COVID-19 & the Call for United Action
Dr Sameena Tabassum, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Guntur, Andhra Pradesh Keywords: Lessons of Covid-19, Global Resilience, Pandemic…
Escaping the High: Opioid Epidemics and the Many Masks of Substance Abuse Worldwide
Dr. Ikshita Nagar Keywords: Substance abuse, Opioid, Drug addiction, Drugs Substance abuse isn’t a one-size-fits-all issue; it comes in many shapes…
Mapping Progress: What Universal Health Coverage Looks Like Across the Global South
Dr Shambhavi Vashist, MBBS Dr Krish Kherajani, MBBS Keywords: UHC, health access, financial protection, India, Ayushman Bharat, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Brazil,…
How to Use Protection: The Asian Way
Dr. Taj Prabhugaunker Goa Medical College Key words: Abortion Laws, Contraception across Asia, Reproductive Health, Safe motherhood In the bustling city…
Healing the Indian Way: The Rise and Role of Alternative Medicine
Gargi Rajesh Patil MBBS Intern, Grant Government Medical College, Mumbai Keywords: Alternative medicine, holistic healthcare, AYUSH, traditional healing systems, integrative…