Janmejaya Samal
Janmejaya Samal
A recent publication in an Indian journal stated that "Charak is known as the dad of Ayurveda (or) the dad of Ayurvedic medication." Such inappropriate terms used in science communication are called "tortured phrases". The use of such phras...
G Haripriya,P C Harigovind,Rakesh P S
G Haripriya
The rise of e-commerce has significantly broadened the marketplace, introducing greater convenience and accessibility to the desired products at the doorsteps of consumers. In recent years, even pharmacies have embraced the online platform....
Off-label use of baclofen for alcohol use disorders in India: no ethics without science [0.03%]
印度酒依赖患者应用巴氯芬：无科学就无伦理
Alain Braillon,Florian Naudet
Alain Braillon
Off-label use of drugs, when not supported by sound scientific evidence, hinders the development of evidence-based medicine and therapeutic innovation, is costly to the healthcare system, and exposes patients to unnecessary risks, including...
Global disparities and data transparency in editorial boards of prominent Internal medicine journals including allied super specialities: A wake-up call [0.03%]
全球内部医学著名期刊(包括相关专业)编委会差距及数据透明性：一声警钟
Jasmeet Singh,Pratyush Kumar,Abhishek Kumar
Jasmeet Singh
Background: Global healthcare research suffers from inequalities, favouring high-income countries, which hampers fair healthcare access. Low and lower-middle-income nations face limited participation and editorial bias, p...
Challenges in obtaining informed consent for health research from dependent older persons in the Indian socio-cultural context [0.03%]
印度社会文化背景下依赖型老年人的知情同意书挑战
Vijayaprasad Gopichandran,Sudharshini Subramaniam,Priyadarshini Chidambaram et al.
Vijayaprasad Gopichandran et al.
In this brief commentary, we share our experience of obtaining informed consent from older persons living in the community, dependent on their sons, daughters or in-laws. We present a scenario in which for our community-based cluster random...
Fariha Sabeen
Fariha Sabeen
New medical graduates and pre-clinical doctors face a dilemma when confronted with in-flight medical emergencies. Intervening could raise ethical, legal, and practical concerns, while staying quiet may violate the moral obligation to provid...
2024 Revision of Declaration of Helsinki: policy perspectives from India [0.03%]
2024年《赫尔辛基宣言》修订：来自印度的政策视角
J Raajasiri Iyengar,Roli Mathur
J Raajasiri Iyengar
The 2024 Declaration of Helsinki (DoH) marks a significant milestone in medical research ethics, addressing contemporary challenges and emphasising global ethical issues. In India, the 2017 Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) National...
The Supreme court judgment on caste-based prescriptions in prison manuals - tip of the iceberg [0.03%]
最高法院对监狱手册中基于种姓的限制判决——冰山一角
Sylvia Karpagam
Sylvia Karpagam
The Supreme Court of India had, in a public interest litigation based on an article by journalist Sukanya Shantha in The Wire, sharply criticised existing prison manuals for several clauses reinforcing the age-old injustices of caste-based ...
Medicolegal response to domestic violence cases: Qualitative insights from a tertiary care hospital in West Delhi, India [0.03%]
印度德里西部一家三级护理医院的医法部门对家庭暴力案件的应对：定性研究见解
Loveena Sehra
Loveena Sehra
Background: Domestic violence is a pervasive public health issue in India, significantly impacting women's health and well-being. Disclosures of domestic violence frequently occur during healthcare encounters, making hosp...
Observation of art enhances medical students' cultural and gender awareness, recognition, and clinical empathy [0.03%]
艺术观察提升医学生的文化意识、性别意识、认同感和临床共情能力
Damnhien Nguyen,David Chen,Alexa Torres et al.
Damnhien Nguyen et al.
Background: As patient populations become more diverse, cultural and gender competency are increasingly important for clinicians to learn and practice. Cultural and gender competency in the doctor-patient interaction may ...