SECOND OPINION: A surgeon’s view of healthcare and policy in India

Message in a bottle
Healthcare & Ethics Carl Noronha Healthcare & Ethics Carl Noronha

Message in a bottle

The science of modern medicine now has huge knowledge about the ill effects of sudden withdrawal of addictives but the world of modern hospitals has not been able to come to terms with the challenge of stopping them suddenlyRavi was my patient for a long time

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When Byculla was Gambia
Healthcare & Ethics Carl Noronha Healthcare & Ethics Carl Noronha

When Byculla was Gambia

The death of 70 children due to adulterated cough syrup made by an Indian pharma company has hit headlines. The fact that these were children who must have been given a syrup for what’s likely to have been a harmless cough has made this case particularly heart-breaking.

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