Medical Practice
Clinical stories and reflections on evidence-based medicine, research, and patient care.
Simple, Inexpensive, Effective, Implementable. What more can a Surgeon ask for?
Some research studies make you sit up and take notice when you eye their titles and read the findings. The Lancet study published on 31 October 2022 is one such. A study everyone entering an OT must read. Why did I like this study? Because, hundreds of thousands of studies are published every year. But … Read more
Paracetamol Pandemic
Dolo 650. Almost unheard of before Covid hit us, the brand became a name, the country began to associate paracetamol with. Data suggest that the consumption of painkillers shot up by 23% in India last year. Has the pandemic turned us into excessive pill-poppers? Devina Sengupta spoke to me, ET Prime’s Vikas Dandekar and ET’s … Read more
The Many Faces of Molnupiravir
Molnupiravir. Another drug that has created a lot of hype or hope among public. But does it really deliver what it promises?
Have scientific bodies failed us?
The ICMR has increasingly drawn criticism from India’s doctors and scientists, who have questioned its drug recommendations & lack of transparency on data related to variants. Countrywide, doctors started writing these prescriptions, which artificially inflated the cost for Covid management,” I said. “Big Pharma was laughing all the way to the bank and ultimately the … Read more
Covid-19: A coronavirus-linked threat to children
Covid 19 and children. There is just a one in hundred chance that a child would test positive for Covid and would require a hospital admission.
Cost of Curing Covid
High hospital bills and black marketing of drugs and oxygen make the treatment of Covid-19 prohibitively expensive. Malini Aisola, co-convenor of the All India Drug Action Network, ET’s Kiran Somvanshi and I discuss the flaws in the existing setup and the steps to fix the financial burden of Covid-19.