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As we cautiously navigate an uncertain future, new ethical challenges emerge. A research article in this issue deals with the…
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Another opportunity for India to advance the public interest in research: Copyright reform and a trust label

Open access adoption rates are slowing down due to the growing expense associated with it, and a lack of peer review transparency. To address this, I propose two measures with a special focus on the Indian context. The first entails a copyright reform that addresse...

From blots to a spreading stain on Alzheimer’s research … and beyond?

Charles Piller, Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer’s. Simon & Schuster [One Signal Publishers/Atria Books]. 2025. Pages: 352, Hardcover, US $ 28.99. ISBN13: 9781668031247

Preserving institutional memory: Reading the Annals of GS Medical College and KEM Hospital

Sunil K Pandya. Annals of Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College & KEM Hospital (1925–2025): Nationalism, Foundation, and Growth. Edited by Lopa Mehta. Fremont, California: GOSUMEC Foundation USA; 2026. First digital edition. ISBN 979-8-9943479-1-1 (PDF). 776 pp...

The room with the oranges: Reflections on palliative care, suffering, and becoming a doctor

Early clinical exposure during internship plays a critical role in shaping a doctor’s professional identity, particularly when encounters extend beyond curative medicine into palliative and end-of-life care. This reflective narrative describes experiences from a sm...

Ghost surgery in Indian private hospitals: A silent ethical crisis

Ghost surgery — the unauthorised performance of a surgical procedure by a substitute operator while the consented patient remains anaesthetised and unaware — constitutes one of the most serious violations of patient autonomy in modern healthcare [1]. While sustaine...

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