The patient-doctor relationship is crucial for better outcomes for patients. Find out what some of our patient contributors have to say about their relationship with their doctors.
Usha Jerome, on the factors of her win over Colorectal Cancer
Two things are important.
Firstly, the doctors should not hide the truth and must explain the exact stage of cancer and the way forward.
Secondly, we must believe in and trust our doctors.
My team of doctors and nurses were amazing. I…
A recent study1 by the Women’s Health Institute at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, USA reviewed the effects of paternal age on fertility, pregnancy and the health of children. While women are known to have a ticking clock for reproduction, men are not subject to a similar timeline. Dr Ameya Sirsat, a leading Fertility Specialist from Mumbai guides us through these recent study results and what it means for men in relation to their reproductive health. Is there a “biological clock”…
Gopinath Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder and Managing Trustee of Special Child Assistance Network (SCAN), a support group for families of special needs children, reflects on the involvement of Dads in parenting. When we started the parent support group Special Child Assistance Network (SCAN) in Chennai back in 2015, it was mostly a women and children group. Yes, there were a couple of us dads hanging around, but it was by and large comprised of, and driven by the moms. In fact, the WhatsApp…
Anita Iyer Narayan, Founder and Managing Trustee of Ekansh Trust, Pune, shares her views on Adaptive Clothing as well as on the AD-DRESS NOW Project, a contest to sensitise the clothes designer as well as the manufacturer about the difficulties that people with disabilities face while dressing independently. Adaptive clothing is clothing specially designed for people with physical disabilities, the elderly, and the infirm who may experience difficulty dressing. It can be because they do not…
In the second part of this series on Personal Safety and Sexuality Education for children and adolescents with disabilities, Dr. Sangeeta Saksena and Renu Singh of Enfold Trust focus on sexuality education for children and young individuals on the autism spectrum and those with Intellectual disabilities. They even discuss certain myths and concepts. Read the first part here We begin with a few common terms and concepts used in this article. Sexuality: Derived from Latin ‘secare’ meaning…
An insightful and illuminating conversation with Kirtida Oza, who has lived with Sjogren's Syndrome for 30 years and is founder of Sjogren's India on the challenging symptoms of Sjogren's Syndrome and her experience in managing these symptoms. Click below to listen to Kirtida cover a wide range of topics: What is Sjogren's Syndrome Her journey that led to a getting a diagnosis of Sjogren's Syndrome. The challenges and complexities that relate specifically to managing Sjogrens…
Air Pollution is one of the major environmental risk factors for the global burden of disease and updated estimates put the death toll as high as 7 million people per year. Public health professional Ramya Kancharla recommends steps you can take to reduce air pollution and how you can limit your exposure to air pollution. Air pollution is a serious public health concern - and one that you’re likely battling with on an everyday basis, both inside and outside your home. Air pollution…
Dr Shital Raval talks to Dr Prakash C. Gupta, Director of Healis-Sekhsaria Institute of Public Health on the risks and misconceptions associated with Vaping. Vapes are the latest replacement for cigarettes that are gaining huge popularity amongst the millennials. Also called e-cigarettes, e-hookahs, mods or ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery systems), they are available in various sizes and shapes often disguised as regular cigarettes, pens or USB drives as seen in the popular brand products by…
Announcing the next webinar in our ‘Living Better’ series and focus on the importance of employment for user-survivors of Schizophrenia. In partnership with SCARF (Schizohrenia Research Foundation). Schizophrenia can be managed effectively with the help of the right medications and a management plan leading to a full and healthy life with meaningful employment and relationships. In our next Live Q&A session of 'Living Better' series we talk to user-survivors/ persons living with…
