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Silicosis: A public health emergency in India

Occupational health is a public health emergency, long ignored in India, primarily as it is considered more of a class issue than a public health problem. The economic impact of mortality and morbidity associated with occupational diseases (OD) and accidents at wor...

2024 Revision of Declaration of Helsinki: policy perspectives from India

The 2024 Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) marks a significant milestone in medical research ethics, addressing contemporary challenges and emphasising global ethical issues. In India, the 2017 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National Ethical Guidelines, alig...

To act or not to act in an in-flight emergency

New medical graduates and pre-clinical doctors face a dilemma when confronted with in-flight medical emergencies. Intervening could raise ethical, legal, and practical concerns, while staying quiet may violate the moral obligation to provide care. This reflective e...

Challenges in obtaining informed consent for health research from dependent older persons in the Indian socio-cultural context

In this brief commentary, we share our experience of obtaining informed consent from older persons living in the community, dependent on their sons, daughters or in-laws. We present a scenario in which for our community-based cluster randomised controlled trial on ...

Response to critique by Indira Chakravarthi

Indira Chakravarthi’s critique relates to our paper published in the British Medical Journal in 2021 titled “Effect of screening by clinical breast examination on breast cancer incidence and mortality after 20 years: prospective, cluster randomised controlled trial...

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