Month: September 2019
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The Curious Case of Consultation Fees in General Practice
Today as I was returning home in metro two lawyers occupied the seats next to mine. I was reading A Reader on Reading by Alberto Manguel. But I distinctly heard one of them tell the other “I have two cases tomorrow evening”. That set me thinking. Advocates have “cases” and so do doctors. Advocates have…
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Healthcare in Consumer Protection Act 2019, VP Shantha and why you should read the source
There are good journalists and bad journalists. It is the reader’s duty to discern between what is right and what is wrong. The problem in the 21st century is that that duty is completely thrown into water under the guise of “forwarded as received”. There are a lot of articles in newspapers talking about dropping…
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Meftal-Spas vs Meftal-Forte for Menstrual Pain
I was recently asked by someone whether Meftal-Forte is a better drug than Meftal-Spas for menstrual pain. I hadn’t heard about Meftal-Forte till then. So I looked up. 1mg told me both the drugs are manufactured by Blue Cross. The page about Meftal-Spas gives us what I knew already – it is a combination of…
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Practical Career Guide for First Benchers
This is partly a response to “All That Glitters” by an IITian and partly a message to my brother who is an IITian. Although I used to sit mostly on the back bench during school, I fit the first bencher stereotype more – good scores, liked by teachers, great expectations. I currently have a career…