The stethoscope once defined the physician. Today, it shares symbolic space with something more elusive: data. Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and predictive algorithms are reshaping healthcare systems around the world. AI promises increased diagnos...
With online information at their fingertips, patients increasingly present with self-diagnoses — a trend that both empowers and complicates care. Many clinicians react with dismissal, seeing such behaviour as a challenge to their expertise. But is it ethical to dis...
The ethical imperative of public health as a discipline is being increasingly envisioned to advance the ideas of social justice, human rights, and equity. Research is a powerful tool to meet this end as it brings to the fore the socio-economic and political structu...
Background: Post-trial access (PTA) is an important element of any ethics or regulatory guidance document. It was first introduced in the Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) in the year 2000 but has only recently gained momentum. The objective of this narrative review wa...
Ward X KEM Hospital
I first saw Sunil Pandya in 1967, when I was a medical student. He worked on Ward X, the Neurology/Neurosurgery ward, in King Edward VII Memorial (KEM) Hospital, headed by Dr Homi Dastur, an eminent neurosurg...
Background: As patient populations become more diverse, cultural and gender competency are increasingly important for clinicians to learn and practice. Cultural and gender competency in the doctor–patient interaction may reduce healthcare inequities perpetuated by ...
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...