Reflections on Medicine and Life by Dr. S.P. Kalantri
This morning I was asked by Dr NR Datta, head of the Radiation Oncology department of our hospital to talk on Ethical Challenges in Cancer management. I addressed the following issues in my Powerpoint Presentation. The audience- faculty, resident, technicians, nurses, and social workers- also shared the challenges that they see in their daily practice. … Read the essay
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 the essay
Molnupiravir. Another drug that has created a lot of hype or hope among public. But does it really deliver what it promises?
Beginning 1969—and through 2015— fifteen MGIMS students have an alluring ancestry: their parents also graduated from MGIMS. Will having parents who spent their formative years in Sevagram inspire their children? Or will it completely freak them out? It can cut both ways. Being cut from the same Khadi could make life easy. And at times … Read the essay
In 1958, Ram Mamaji was to get married in Barshi. Bai had already left for Barshi for her younger brother’s marriage with Asha, Ashok, JP and me- I was born a year ago. Pushpa Jiji and Om were left behind in the Bajaj Electricity home (near Durga talkies) in Wardha. Pushpa, just 12-year-old then, would … Read the essay