In this response, we seek to analyse and rebut the observations of Karpagam S using an understanding of the Kerala Health system and the general purpose of the Kerala Public Health Act (KPHA). The KPHA was crafted with a greater focus on a one-health and preventive...

As a curious undergraduate studying Ayurveda, the first concept that intrigued me was Sushruta’s take on foetal sex determination. At the time of conception, if the man’s semen is in excess, a male foetus results; if the woman’s menstrual blood is in excess, a female foetus results; if semen and ...

This is my response to several recent criticisms that have challenged my views expressed in the article 'Confessions of an Ayurveda Professor' in this journal [1]. Some of these criticisms, such as the one by Karthik and Shajin, are directly expressed [2], while others, such as the one by Tubaki ...

“Confessions of an Ayurveda Professor”, by Kishore Patwardhan, published in IJME, has set the stage for heated discussions within and outside the medical circles. It uses primitive philosophical criteria to argue that Ayurvedic principles relating to anatomy and physiology are obsolete, and that ...

This is in response to Dr. Harish Gupta’s letter [1] commenting on my editorial titled "Police investigation and unethical ‘scientific interrogation’” [2] in the January-March 2023 issue of the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. I had written in light of the resurgence in the use of narcoanalysis ...

On June 10, 2019, Mohammed Sayeed, a 75-year-old patient was admitted to the Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal (1). He died that night due to a cardiac arrest and this led to a scuffle between the patient’s family and duty doctors. In retaliation, the doctors r...

The patient-physician relationship in India is in a state of rapid decline with fresh incidents of violence highlighting the scale of the problem. The medical fraternity needs to reflect on certain issues plaguing its conduct with patients and colleagues and embark on steps to address them. In th...

There has been an increase in the incidence of attacks on doctors in recent times. It is important that some measures are taken to ensure the safety of doctors at the workplace, because only when they feel safe will they be able to treat their patients without any hesitation or fear. We call upon...

The book , edited by Samiran Nandi, Keshav Desiraju and Sanjay Nagral hit the headlines, both for its content and its provocative title. The dissatisfaction regarding healthcare services in India is at its peak and a new mega healthcare project has been launched. The authors should be congratul...