Anuj Kapilashrami, Neil Quinn, Abhijit Das, Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities: Interrogating Community Development and Participatory Praxis. Bristol University Press; May 2025. 240 pages, INR 3231, ISBN: 978-1447361404
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming pre-hospital emergency medicine (PHEM). In Israel, systems already deployed at Magen David Adom and hospitals such as Sheba Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, and Barzilai Medical Center demonstrate AI’s potential...
Tobacco use has remained high among Indigenous communities in India over time, compared to other social groups. In this commentary, I use the lens of “commercial determinants of health” to understand commercial drivers of tobacco-related health harms among Indigeno...
This commentary analyses playwright Thoppil Bhasi's efforts to challenge the social stigma surrounding leprosy, focusing on the Nooranad leprosy sanatorium in Kerala during the second half of the 20th century. Bhasi's influential play “Aswamedham” (1962), is recogn...
This essay traces my journey through my breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, and the effects on my body, identity, and daily life. While medical treatment shaped the clinical arc of illness, what sustained me was the care and support of family, friends, peers, an...
The author wants to direct attention to the persistent otherisation of queer/trans people in mental health ecosystems that breeds conversion culture ‒ a system of values that looks at gender/sexual diversity as a less preferred outcome. While outright and tell-tale...
Background: Infectious diseases can lead to emergencies, posing ethical and humanitarian challenges in allocating basic minimum and specialised healthcare resources. This study aims to investigate the ethical and humanitarian considerations in allocating healthcare...
We celebrate the life of Anil Pilgaokar, founding member of the Forum for Medical Ethics Society, ...
The World Health Organization (WHO) released a draft guidance on clinical ethics in May 2025. This document covers education and capacity building in clinical ethics, the setting up of clinical ethics services in institutions, and the development of policies to imp...
Excess embryo generation in assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles is a common practice due to the inherent uncertainties at various stages of the procedure. The remaining embryos, after the transfer of one or two, are cryopreserved. However, ethical, legal,...