At the horizon of life and death

Differential justice- Evaluation & compensation of ‘hundreds of healthy deaths’ vs one hospital death -train-accident

Differential justice- Evaluation & compensation of ‘hundreds of healthy deaths’ vs one hospital death #Odisha-train-accident But the evaluation and compensation of ‘Death’ in this new era of consumerism has become a story of paradox. Compare the situation when someone is admitted in hospital for a serious ailment to a he…

Right to Health Bill #(RTH)-Rajasthan - An imposed unfair, undemocratic dictate for doctors?

Right to Health Bill #(RTH)-Rajasthan – An imposed unfair, undemocratic dictate for doctors? In the new ‘ Right to Health- Bill- Rajasthan’, because of government inability to provide basic and essential services, private hospitals are dictated to render services. As services at Government…

Formula Milk Companies’ Exploitive Tactics to undermine Breastfeeding: Lancet

Formula Milk Companies’ Exploitive Tactics to undermine Breastfeeding: Lancet In another example of Medical Industry exploiting masses by false projection of Modern Medicine, the formula milk industry uses poor science to suggest, with little supporting evidence, that their …

Selling of the Medical Seats near Bubble Burst: lower percentiles

Selling of the Medical Seats near Bubble Burst: lower percentiles #NEET MUMBAI: Post-graduate doctors scoring as low as 20 percentile in NEET-SS will now be eligible for superspecialty seats in the country. Despite two rounds of admissions, over one-fifth of the seats …

Violence against doctors: No support – Saviours need to save themselves

Violence against doctors: No support – Saviours need to save themselves No separate law to prohibit violence against doctors, healthcare professionals: Centre More of a law and order issue, the physical assault on doctors reflects that they are serving an uncivilized s…

Singed with hot rod to 'cure pneumonia'- the child dies: Illogical distribution of health care

Singed with hot rod to ‘cure pneumonia’- the child dies: Illogical distribution of health care BHOPAL: A newborn has died after being singed more than 50 times with a red hot iron rod in a bizarre ritual to ‘cure pneumonia’ in MP’s Shahdol district. A local anganwadi worker…

Budget outlay on medical insurance up, public health infrastructure down

Budget outlay on medical insurance up, public health infrastructure down NEW DELHI: The health budget is good news for the private health sector as there has been a substantial increase in allocation for health insurance schemes such as the Central Government Health Sch…

It is pleasure to announce that my Book 'At the Horizon of Life & Death' is now available in India. The Book unveils the doctors’ side of story.

While doctors are often blamed for any mishap or adverse outcome of patients, people rarely get to know their side of the story. It describes the kind of abuse, threats and legal blackmail faced by them when they are not able to save a life despite their best efforts.
This book is a reality fiction that reflects the sensitivity involved in dealing with patients facing death.
Through the eyes of its protagonist Dr Anand, the book captures significant moments in the treatment trajectory of critical patients and also creates awareness regarding pertinent issues faced by the medical professionals.

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At the Horizon of Life & Death At the Horizon of Life & Death

Supreme Court agrees to make Passive Euthanasia & Living Will rules workable

Supreme Court agrees to make Passive Euthanasia & Living Will rules workable NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to “tweak” its 2018 verdict on passive euthanasia to make the procedure and guidelines fixed by it workable, and said that it may fix a t…

Comparing airline industry & health care is fallacious, an oversimplification; apples to musk-melons

Comparing airline industry & health care is fallacious, an oversimplification; apples to musk-melons   The issue of patient safety has been gaining increased traction year on year and the issue is in right direction. Hospitals, doctors and administration need to vigorously address shortcom…

Comparison of AIIMS (medical) and IIT (Engineer) graduate with 5 years invested. Do doctors deserve better salaries?

Comparison of AIIMS (medical) and IIT (Engineer) graduate with 5 years invested. Do doctors deserve better salaries? Comparison of AIIMS (medical) and IIT (engineer) graduate with 5 years invested. Why doctors do not deserve better salaries? Let us compare the start of career for medical and engineering graduates…

Assault on a Woman Doctor : Medics Serving Uncivilized Society with Poor Law & Order

Assault on a Woman Doctor #Kerala: Medics Serving Uncivilized Society with Poor Law & Order THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- Kerala: The assault on a woman doctor at Thiruvananthapuram Government Medical College has made doctors preparing for a career in the medical profession worried. A bystander kic…

Doctors’ Dilemma-To Follow Medical Science or Fulfill Medico-legal obligations (contract)

Doctors’ Dilemma-To Follow Medical Science or Fulfill Medico-legal obligations (contract) Medical Negligence case- Noida (death due to Covid -19) is an example that should force the aspiring doctors needs to think whether they should put themselves in such a situation- akin to catching …

An Epidemic of Substandard drugs, Fake drugs, Pseudoscience & Counting

An Epidemic of Substandard drugs, Fake drugs, Pseudoscience & Counting A frightening scenario is emerging as there seems to be an epidemic about fake or substandard medicines, spurious drugs and heightened belief in marketed therapies by advertisements. An epidemic of…

Treating human frailty & hence the vulnerability-Exploitation of Doctors & Nurses

Treating human frailty & hence the vulnerability-Exploitation of Doctors & Nurses Treating emergencies has become akin to catching a falling knife. There is eternal latent vulnerability that is intrinsic in the way doctors’ work, which turns more evil when exploited by many in t…

Treating human frailty & hence the vulnerability-Exploitation of Doctors & Nurses

Treating human frailty & hence the vulnerability-Exploitation of Doctors & Nurses Treating emergencies has become akin to catching a falling knife. There is eternal latent vulnerability that is intrinsic in the way doctors’ work, which turns more evil when exploited by many in t…

Syndicate Supplying Fake Cancer drug Busted -Medicine

Syndicate Supplying Fake Cancer drug Busted #Spurious-Medicine To make big money, Pradhan got his cousin Shubham Manna and Ram Kumar involved in his plan and started making spurious cancer drugs. “He had been providing spurious medicines at a discounted 50% of…

Disposal of the Dead after Death-Environment Impact & Carbon Cost

Disposal of the Dead after Death-Environment Impact & Carbon Cost Disposal of the Dead after Death-Environment Impact & Carbon Cost Burning the bodies of the dead was an ancient rite and practice in India. It was observed among Buddhists, Hindus and Jains fro…

21 occupational Risks to doctors and nurses, while performing their duties

21 occupational Risks to doctors and nurses, while performing their duties Administrators and regulators refrain to study data that would establish and quantify the occupational hazards of being a doctor and nurses. Some of these hazards may be known, but there is no comp…

SC Rejects Greedy decision by Govt & Private Medical College-Fee Hike

SC Rejects Greedy decision by Govt & Private Medical College-Fee Hike The Supreme Court set aside an Andhra Pradesh government order of 2017 prescribing a seven-fold increase in MBBS fees that made it ₹24 lakh per annum. The Supreme Court in a judgment on Monday held…

India-UK FTA may tighten screws on Generic drugs. Britain doing Big Pharma Bidding?

India-UK FTA may tighten screws on Generic drugs. Britain doing Big Pharma Bidding? Several international organisations working to improve people’s access to medicines have written to the UK government protesting against provisions in a proposed India-UK FTA after the chapter on i…

How to Reduce Social Media Addiction-Digital Minimalism

How to Reduce Social Media Addiction-Digital Minimalism The Demons of social media and online gaming has rewired the people’s mind to live life and remain in virtual world. The chaos and turmoil in the society can be linked to social media that exploits…

A Child is Born Free till he chooses to be Doctor # Rohtak-Medicos-fight-Unjust-Bonds

A Child is Born Free till he chooses to be Doctor # Rohtak-Medicos-fight-Unjust-Bonds Choosing medical career or being a doctor has become a struggle in present era. Aspiring doctors need to first think- why they want to be a doctor in such circumstances-enduring all kind of exploit…

Blowin' In The Wind-Delhi Air Pollution: Colossal Administrative failure

Blowin’ In The Wind-Delhi Air Pollution: Colossal Administrative failure Blowin’ In The Wind Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head And pretend that he just doesn’t see?   The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind The answer is blowin…

Compare Reaction to Death of “Hundreds of healthy people” to single “perceived negligence” in Hospital -Gujarat

Compare Reaction to  Death of “Hundreds of healthy people” to  single “perceived negligence” in Hospital  #Morbi-Gujarat Compare Reaction to Death of “Hundreds of healthy people” to single “perceived negligence” in Hospital -Gujarat Reaction to ‘Death’ in this new era of consumerism has become a story of parado…

Projection of Inflated Cost of Medical Education- Global Exploitation of Young Doctors

Projection of Inflated Cost of Medical Education- Global Exploitation of Young Doctors Educating a doctor cost less what medical colleges claim- a global phenomenon. Instead of often repeated statements about high expense on running medical college and projecting it as a hard fact. T…

Deaths due to Low Quality Medicine- Pharma Industry Needs Strict Regulation

Deaths due to Low Quality Medicine- Pharma Industry Needs Strict Regulation Take example for cough syrup related 66 deaths at Gambia or Injection Propofol related deaths at PGI Chandigarh. If deep investigations are not done, poor quality medicines will continue to be mark…

Transition from ‘Natural death’ to Medicalized Death- Paradox of dying process

Transition from ‘Natural death’ to Medicalized Death- Paradox of dying process Death is the inevitable conclusion of life, a universal destiny that all living creatures share. It’s an age-old idea that a good life and a good death go together. Death and dying have becom…

CCI investigates India’s largest hospital chains’ Practices

CCI investigates India’s largest hospital chains’ Practices The CCI (The Competition Commission of India) investigation is the first such action against exorbitant prices of medicines and services fixed by hospitals, which have operated free of regulation s…

Travel Associated Infections & Diseases https://extinctdoctorgood.com/2022/08/19/travel-associated-infections-diseases/

Travel Associated Infections & Diseases Depending on the travel destination, travellers may be exposed to a number of infectious diseases; exposure depends on the presence of infectious agents in the area to be visited. The risk of becom…