Annirudh Annirudh,Archit Goel,Pavan Raju Kola et al.
Annirudh Annirudh et al.
As MBBS students, we attended the 7-day NIRMAN workshop at SEARCH, Gadchiroli, aimed at inspiring youth towards a purposeful life. Immersed in sessions on public health, ethics, finance, and community engagement, we explored the philosophy ...
Unjust discipline-based wage differentials in public health in India: a call to action [0.03%]
印度公共卫生领域不公平的学科工资差距：亟待采取行动
Meena Putturaj,Vikash Ranjan Keshri,Deepika Saluja et al.
Meena Putturaj et al.
Public health professionals and researchers in India with allied health and non-health backgrounds are routinely undercompensated and not treated on par with their counterparts from a medical background. In this article, we use the practice...
Tobacco-related health harms among Indigenous communities in India: Commercial determinants of health perspective [0.03%]
印度土著社区的烟草相关健康危害：卫生问题商业决定因素视角
Upendra Bhojani
Upendra Bhojani
Tobacco use has remained high among Indigenous communities in India over time, compared to other social groups. In this commentary, I use the lens of "commercial determinants of health" to understand commercial drivers of tobacco-related he...
The WHO Guidance on Clinical Ethics: Some concerns from the Indian context [0.03%]
关于世界卫生组织临床伦理指南的几点担忧——基于印度的视角
Vijayaprasad Gopichandran
Vijayaprasad Gopichandran
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a draft guidance on clinical ethics in May 2025. This document covers education and capacity building in clinical ethics, the setting up of clinical ethics services in institutions, and the devel...
Sowbarnika Arunkumar,Puvithra Thanikachalam,Radha Pandiyan et al.
Sowbarnika Arunkumar et al.
Excess embryo generation in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles is a common practice due to the inherent uncertainties at various stages of the procedure. The remaining embryos, after the transfer of one or two, are cryopreserved....
Steering medicines towards patient safety: Challenges and possible solutions [0.03%]
面向患者的药物安全挑战及解决方案
Premila M Wilfred,Jaya Ranjalkar,Sujith J Chandy
Premila M Wilfred
Medicines provide therapeutic benefits but also cause harm due to inappropriate use and adverse drug reactions (ADRs). ADRs may cause serious health consequences, imposing a significant burden on healthcare systems. Ensuring patient safety ...
Rediscovering the simple yet profound joy of breathing without pain: My experience with childhood tuberculosis [0.03%]
重温单纯而深刻的自由呼吸之乐——一个结核病幸存者的故事
Charan Mahananda
Charan Mahananda
In this personal essay, I recount my lived experience of childhood tuberculosis, highlighting the physical, emotional, and psychological toll on myself and my family. I reflect on how tuberculosis care has since improved, but also how certa...
Sarojini Nadimpally
Sarojini Nadimpally
This essay traces my journey through my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and the effects on my body, identity, and daily life. While medical treatment shaped the clinical arc of illness, what sustained me was the care and support of f...
"Is disease a crime?": Exploring the possibilities of health humanities in Bhasi's Aswamedham [0.03%]
“患病有罪？”——从巴斯蒂的《阿诗瓦麦达哈》看健康人文的可能性
A Y Eldhose,Shanty A Y
A Y Eldhose
This commentary analyses playwright Thoppil Bhasi's efforts to challenge the social stigma surrounding leprosy, focusing on the Nooranad leprosy sanatorium in Kerala during the second half of the 20th century. Bhasi's influential play "Aswa...
Dr Google v Dr Real: Is it unethical to dismiss patients who self-diagnose? [0.03%]
谷歌博士VS现实博士：自我诊断的病人该被解雇吗？
Vangipuram Harshil Sai,Chiramana Haritha,Vangipuram Shankar
Vangipuram Harshil Sai
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....