The Department of Health Research under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, released the draft National Health Research Policy (NHRP) on July 6, 2026 [1], inviting public responses so that valuable suggestions may be incorporated to evol...
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...
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
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...
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 — 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...
Background: The hidden curriculum is known to influence the doctor-in-formation and thereby impact patient care. Hence, it was worthwhile to explore the dimensions and influences of the hidden curriculum in a medical college through student perceptions.
Methods: Ten focus group discu...
Meghnil Chowdhury's commentary in this journal [1] draws attention to a practice familiar to many graduates of Indian teaching hospitals but seldom discussed. I write as a former intern who was a victim of this practice. Batting is often interpreted as an ethical f...