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...
With the passing away of Dr Sunil Krishnalal Pandya an era has come to an end. We have lost someone who was Medical Ethics personified, an astute clinician, a dexterous neurosurgeon, an ardent historian, a philosopher who stood high above worldly gains and fame. He...
The reflective article by Ravichandra Karkal in IJME effectively highlights the role of the doctor-patient relationship and impact of empathy in medical practice [1]. Indeed, this compelling case history highlights how connecting with patients on a personal level c...
It has been just over a week since I received the news that my dear friend Anita Ghai was in the ICU. The next day she had left us. I had known Anita for over four decades since our days as undergraduate students of Psychology at Indraprastha College. Knowing Anita...
Background: Professionalism has been identified as a key competency for physicians to conduct, effective and ethical practice. The current competency-based medical education curriculum lays great emphasis on the development of attitude, ethics, and communication (A...
Background: Childhood cancer has been ranked the most common cause of death due to non-communicable disease among 5- to 14-year-old children in India. Ethical concerns have been identified in the care of children with cancer in India, yet there is a paucity of ethi...
The increase in life expectancy over the last century has brought with it new challenges of providing quality care towards end-of-life. Saudi Arabia has embraced this new challenge and incorporated it within its governing Islamic principles. The country has investe...
Charaka Samhita, the foremost of ayurvedic classics, categorically states that observations and inferences drawn therefrom are the primary means through which ayurvedic knowledge has been acquired and codified. It declares that, of all types of evidence, that vouch...