Business rules say - inputs dictate the outputs! Similarly, thoughts dictate our actions and probably destiny, is the belief amongst the thinkers.But we don’t have control over our thoughts, right?Wrong! Possibly we can.We can observe our thoughts if we practice awareness and identify the pot...
In the wake of the pandemic, many of us have started questioning ourselves like never before. Many businessmen and professionals I know have seen a huge drop in their earnings or even a complete halt because of the lockdown. I was a little thrown off when many younger colleagues started speaking abo...
The men practising the science of medicine are an esoteric lot who commanded a lot of respect. Till recently. Then the virus struck!It exposed the weaknesses of the white coat industry. The public at large ultimately see us as a vulnerable lot, not at the top of things. A few may even hav...
I read a book by Laura Spinney called the ‘Pale Rider’, which is on the Spanish Flu of 1918, a disease that killed a hundred million people worldwide. Two hundred and sixty pages is a lot of reading time, so here are the salient points. History is teaching us an important lesson. ...
A hernia is a hole in the abdominal muscle because of which contents like gut and fat come out below the skin. Although many hernias can happen without reason, some are caused by a weak scar from a previous surgery. This particular condition is called incisional hernia and requires more detailed eva...
Modern life, whatever it means, has made us strive for more. All of us have this innate desire to progress and grow in our professions, careers, and businesses and acquire more fame, wealth, land and accolades. Although growth may be a noble mission, we may get carried away and cross the thin line w...
Patient safety has become the most important outcome to achieve in medicine. Especially in fields where extensive psychomotor skills (physical movements that require fine and precise movements controlled by the brain) are required such as surgery. It’s obvious that the policy of “see one, do one...
A doctor ̕s life is extremely satisfying despite the stress of performance and uncertainty of treatment outcome.It seems from research that job satisfaction is more dependent on the return of gratitude and respect that one attains on delivering service or a goods rather than the monetary gains. A...
If I were a diabetic, would I go for a surgery that promises to halt the disease even for a few years and lastsan hour with a hospital stay of one day? A surgery that would leave four tiny scars on my belly andallow me to eat grilled fish?Well I don’t know and I am not a diabetic. But I have alway...
In a unique event on July 23 at the Hotel Taj Bengal organised by Dr. Sarfaraz J. Baig, who was also the moderator, it was discussed amongst eminent panellists on “how to choose a doctor?”.Indeed, nobody ponders to think about it. The majority of us go by recommendations from our family doc...
