Medical students encounter patient deaths throughout their training and tend to cope with death under the pretence of curing to fight off the imminence of death, rarely pondering the true meaning of mortality. This assumed numbness often makes them harsh, insecure,...

The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) is an influential group of general medical journal editors, some from the five leading publishing houses, representing more than 50% of the market, and representatives of select related organisations. W...

I first saw Sunil Pandya in 1967, when I was a medical student. He worked on Ward X, the Neurology/Neurosurgery ward, in King Edward VII Memorial (KEM) Hospital, headed by Dr Homi Dastur, an eminent neurosurg...

Background: As patient populations become more diverse, cultural and gender competency are increasingly important for clinicians to learn and practice. Cultural and gender competency in the doctor–patient interaction may reduce healthcare inequities perpetuated by ...