THE INDIAN STATE OF MEDICAL AFFAIRS
India’s healthcare industry is notoriously a’ la mode in several ways, for obvious reasons. Remember, the recent doctor strike 2.0? Well, it lasted for 6 days and has a Wikipedia page on it. India is a hub for clinical trials. Two reasons- greater patient availability and friendly drug-control system. On November 20, 2016, a headline…
CHALLENGES OF HOME-BASED CARE AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM
Ira was given all care at home for 16 months after our initial stay at the hospital. During those months, we as a family, faced several challenges regarding daily care giving. These pointers may be useful for not only patients who have undergone critical surgeries or who are bedridden but also for elderly family members…
WHY INDIA NEEDS TO WAKE UP TO PALLIATIVE CARE?
What is palliative care? How many of you can answer this without google-ing it? (Let me know in the comments below.) Palliative care has been around for more than 75 years in this world and yet many of us don’t even understand what it means. I didn’t know anything about palliative care. Back in August…