What is Palliative Care?
My family and I have been advocating for palliative care, rather supportive care, as part of the mainstream healthcare system. This video briefly explains what palliative care really is. The video is a combination of English and Marathi. Do listen and leave your comments below. There are other written posts about palliative care and why…
FACING THE ODDS – TRAUMA AND DEPRESSION
There’s an article somewhere on this blog on ‘How To Train Your Mind To Not Be Anxious’. This post is second in that series of mental health related articles and deals with sensitive topics like trauma, depression, and suicide. Thought I should just give a heads up. If I had to describe to you years…
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…