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Step inside the mind haunted by voices which do not exist, where thoughts are borrowed, stolen, or leaked, and reality feels fragile. This poem conveys the fear, isolation, and confusion of living a life with schizophrenia, inviting readers to witness the invisible...

Ethics education — an imperative for future generations: Report on the 13th International Conference on Ethics Education

The 13th International Conference on Ethics Education, themed "Ethics Education: An Imperative for Future Generations," brought together global scholars to address contemporary ethical challenges spanning critical areas of bioethics, technology ethics, ethics in sc...

The quiet win

Since 2021, I’ve carried a flame, A public health vision — more than just a name. Not only data, not only a role, But healing that reaches heart and soul.

The ethics of ‘batting’ in Indian medical training: Avoidance, moral injury, and structural violence

"Batting" — the informal practice of diverting or discharging patients to avoid clinical responsibility — is a pervasive yet inadequately examined feature of Indian medical training. This commentary examines batting as an ethical failure operating at individual, cu...

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