The landmark 1995 judgment by the Supreme Court of India included doctors within the purview of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 1986, hinting that other professions, including legal services, could also fall under its ambit. However, in 2024, the apex court ruled...
Background: Domestic violence is a pervasive public health issue in India, significantly impacting women's health and well-being. Disclosures of domestic violence frequently occur during healthcare encounters, making hospitals and related settings critical spaces f...
Background: Global healthcare research suffers from inequalities, favouring high-income countries, which hampers fair healthcare access. Low and lower-middle-income nations face limited participation and editorial bias, posing concerns for research integrity. Poten...
AI-enabled healthcare presents exciting opportunities for better healthcare outcomes in India. The governance of any emerging technology can take multiple forms; mitigating risks while incentivising applications will require various policy instruments. Understandin...
This reflective essay explores my experience as a nonmedical volunteer at a palliative care centre, in Elamkulam Panchayat, in the Malappuram district of Kerala for two weeks in October 2023 as a master’s student of Medical Humanities. It examines how palliative ca...
Primary care with indigenous communities, just as with any other community, needs compassionate perseverance in individual cases but also touches on a communitarian value- system that can truly give insights into the community’s self-determined idea of health and w...
An interventional neurologist recently responded to my two-year-old article suggesting that Ayurveda should be approached in a qualia-centric manner. He questions the fundamental assumptions of what he calls “Western” science yet tries to use the same to claim that...
We draw attention to the World Medical Association’s (WMA) International Code of Medical Ethics [1] as the benchmark of medical ethics, in the face of inflammatory and discriminatory statements issued by some senior Indian doctors against Bangladeshi patients. Thes...
The passing of Sunil K Pandya (SKP) on December 17, 2024, evoked memories of his remarkable life both as an individual and a medical professional in many physicians, patients and colleagues. In her tribute, Lopa Mehta has described him as “Medical Ethics personifie...