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A Hole in Her Heart

It was a typical Thursday, my OPD day. After completing rounds, I settled into the clinic, surrounded by my medical residents. The waiting hall buzzed with life, crowded with patients, many standing near the door, each waiting their turn. Mornings like these felt routine, but they never lacked purpose. Our hospital, a beacon of hope …

Medical Errors

Medical Errors

Four hundred thousand patients in the hospitals in the United States die every year because of medical errorsโ€”from mistakes that could have been prevented.  The BMJ article, published three days ago, says that โ€œif the medical error was a disease, it would rank as the third leading cause of death in the US.โ€ Preventable medical …

Medical Errors

On Missing Malaria

Be parsimonious. My teachers taught me this principle at the bedside in my residency days. As far as possible, I was taught, doctors should try to explain all symptoms and signs by a single diagnosis. That was in 1980. Those were the days when physicians used their brains and stethoscopes to make a diagnosis. Doctors …