The tridosha paradigm is foundational to Ayurveda. Ayurveda uses it to explain life processes, classify illness states, and facilitate therapeutic choices. The paradigm has an aspect that is heuristic and practical; it has another aspect that is purely speculative ...
From the late 1940s to 1991, the adverse effects of prescription drugs were primarily established through the publication of detailed case studies by doctors in medical journals. Subsequently, pharmaceutical companies would change the labels of medicines accordingl...
Background: Family planning programmes globally emphasise voluntarism and rights in contraceptive provision, shifting the focus away from fertility regulation. With the intent of measuring the policy-practice gap, this study aims to determine access to voluntary ri...
Primary care with indigenous communities, just as with any other community, needs compassionate perseverance in individual cases but also touches on a communitarian value- system that can truly give insights into the community’s self-determined idea of health and w...
An interventional neurologist recently responded to my two-year-old article suggesting that Ayurveda should be approached in a qualia-centric manner. He questions the fundamental assumptions of what he calls “Western” science yet tries to use the same to claim that...
We draw attention to the World Medical Association’s (WMA) International Code of Medical Ethics [1] as the benchmark of medical ethics, in the face of inflammatory and discriminatory statements issued by some senior Indian doctors against Bangladeshi patients. Thes...
The passing of Sunil K Pandya (SKP) on December 17, 2024, evoked memories of his remarkable life both as an individual and a medical professional in many physicians, patients and colleagues. In her tribute, Lopa Mehta has described him as “Medical Ethics personifie...
With the passing away of Dr Sunil Krishnalal Pandya an era has come to an end. We have lost someone who was Medical Ethics personified, an astute clinician, a dexterous neurosurgeon, an ardent historian, a philosopher who stood high above worldly gains and fame. He...
The reflective article by Ravichandra Karkal in IJME effectively highlights the role of the doctor-patient relationship and impact of empathy in medical practice [1]. Indeed, this compelling case history highlights how connecting with patients on a personal level c...