Author: akshay
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Good Riddance, WhatsApp!
I took the jump. Deleted my WhatsApp account. Yes, I know. There are too many important groups. There are people who can’t use email or other means of communication. Coordination of so many things will become difficult. What harm is there in keeping the account, and not using it? What if there is an emergency?…
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Fixing the World is Whose Responsibility?
This week I attended a session on quality improvement in healthcare practice. The definition of quality is subjective. What may appear to be “high-quality” to me, may not stand up to external scrutiny. There could always be room for improvement. But this is not a big problem. Some level of objectivity can be attained in…
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How to Travel In Bangalore – Get A BMTC Bus Pass
I've now spent more than an year using the public transport in Bangalore and made the best investment only this month. That is the BMTC bus pass. Previously my commute was fully reliant on metro, but recently I joined MetaString foundation where I have to take the road to reach. There is a direct airport…
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Lessons One Should Learn From Shehla Sherin’s Death
If you do not avoid news like me, you would have heard about the tragic death of a 10 year old in Wayanad a couple of days ago. You can search the name and find the story on your own, but a few facts are established already. Shehla Sherin had her foot go into a…
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Permanent Record (Book Review)
You could call it an autobiography of Edward Snowden or you could call it a manifesto for democratic citizenship. You would be right either way. This book is a how-to guide for becoming a hacker (in the realest sense of the word), a good parent, and a good lover. A fair bit of caution…
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Understanding Adrenaline Dosage
Have you ever administered adrenaline for anaphylactic shock? I’ve never had the unfortunate need to. I’m sure anyone who ever does will forever remember the correct dosage. But for me, it is always a confusion. Every time I vaccinate someone at my clinic, I look up the dose of adrenaline just to be sure. The…
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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…