Anecdotes
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Why Medical Devices Are Skyrocketing in Price?
My mother once told me that senior citizens have money and power. I laughed. Then I watched her buy medical…
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The quiet rise of DIY healthcare
Tired of battling pain and neuropathy after her bilateral total knee replacement, my eighty-two-year-old mother finally said she wanted to…
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Do Clothes Maketh The Man? Wardrobe Rumblings And Ramblings
For the first twenty-five years of my life, particularly during my pre-marriage and financially struggling college days, clothes generally meant…
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A LIFE UNSCRIPTED – By Dr. Alekhya Keerthana.
As I settled into my seat on the bus, the rhythmic hum of the engine and the gentle sway of…
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Feathers, Flights, and Futures
What a wonderful sight! Migratory birds descending over the Ana Sagar Lake create a spectacle that mesmerizes us. These travelers…
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ON VEHICLES, DRIVERS, AND WOES GALORE
Vehicles have played a significant role in my life, much like they have for many others. Ages ago, my father’s…
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SWEARING SURGEONS AND VENGEFUL ANAESTHETISTS
“Publish or perish,” says the academic world harshly and universally. Fortunately, in medical sciences, the motto is still not an…
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SOAPS AND SAPONIFICATION: DEEP BUT USELESS REFELECTIONS OF A WASHED-OUT MIND
Fruits and flowers generally grow in gardens, fields, terraces, and balconies, but ask any parents who have survived a teenage…
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“154 Islands, One Question: Who Will Reach Them in Time?”
Eight hours on water. One health camp. More than 100 patients. Fifteen dedicated health workers. And a memory that refuses…
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When Her Turn Finally Came
She was just 33. At first glance, she looked heavy. And she was—79 kilos. That’s not what we usually see.…
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