“You don’t have to play masculine to be a strong woman”.- Mary Elizabeth Winstead I do not claim to be an expert on Gender Discrimination, but I am well versed with the ongoing, unending deb…
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Being the Voice of the Voiceless or: Are we preferentially deaf?
In our lives, we often survive under the delusion of knowing everything, until some defining moments bring awareness to our ignorance. One such incident occurred to me on Friday the 21st Sep…
When the leaders led the leaders
“When the best leader’s work is done the people say: We did it ourselves.” -Lao Tzu- The 2010 saga of the recovery of 33 trapped Chilean miners, after 69 days of sustenance underground in t…
Does collective consciousness play a role in a dire crisis?
“I truly believe the intention of creating positive change is so important to the collective consciousness. When you have a group of people that have the intention and the capacity, talent a…
What it is like to step into the shoes of a patient?
The newfangled developments of super specialization in medicine has significantly improved our understanding of the disease process and the resultant treatment outcomes. At the same time, it…
Loved ones are intrinsic to patient recovery.
In the physician’s intense preoccupation on the patient care, the value patient’s family could bring in healing the patient is often overlooked . Though the patient care team is fully compet…
Science beyond publication test -Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh India
Academicians, including those of us within Medicine, are brought up in an environment of publishing, as scientific papers are considered key measurable parameters to assess one’s academic pe…
Are we really blind and deaf?
“HALF OF US ARE BLIND, FEW OF US FEEL, AND WE ARE ALL DEAF”- SIR WILLIAM OSLER In my personal experience, prior to reporting to a physician many patients prepare themselves for their encount…