For many of us, Dev Anand is a part of old memories of younger days. The impact of films on our lives has been huge. We often locate events in our childhood and younger days to movies, scenes dialogues and songs from films

Dr R D Lele passed away a few days ago. Though I had few opportunities to interact directly with him, I had a chance to see his work in nuclear medicine, listen to his talks and read some of his writings.

If Mayor Kishore Pednekar even partly implements what she said, it could be Ganesha’s best gift to his devotees. He will live up to his reputation as the god who demolishes obstacles.

I had not performed a circumcision for years. Anyway, the young man recovered well. I sent a note to Dr Watsa thanking him for the referral. Then something strange happened

Many things around us are ending. 2020 for example. But as long as we know that it’s not the end but just a sense of an ending, we can even savour the moment.

The little-known story of the unknown Argentinian cardiac surgeon, who devised the world's most famous surgery - the cardiac, or coronary bypass.

Those who survived smallpox were lucky. For the rest of us, the only reminder of the disease is the pockmarked faces that we still see. There was nothing small about smallpox, though.

Last week, I had that standard call for advice but with a new twist. After the usual pleasantries, I was asked, “My daughter is deciding her future. Do you think she should be pursuing medicine as a career?

Despite judiciary and state intervention, is there enough awareness amongst ordinary citizens how their occasional chance of public enjoyment and assertion is harmful to others is another thing? A sensitive subject explored

When we examine the belly of patients with abdominal-pain, we are taught to carefully look for scars. These convey important information. Interestingly, scars also bear testimony to several cultural and surgical trends of certain periods of history.

As the junior most house surgeon at a Mumbai public hospital in the ’80s one almost sleepwalked through work. But even from that foggy memory some incidents come back in a flash, triggered by current events. This is one of them.

A sonography showed a pockmarked shrunken liver typical of cirrhosis. Further tests disclosed she was positive for Hepatitis C. That single bottle of blood had transmitted it. It was just a single transfusion, likely not needed, which almost sealed Sunanda’s fate.

The original inhabitants of Worli’s Koliwada have withstood changing weather, declining marine life, the ravages of development and even Covid. We all savour the traditional Koli dance where they are expressing their joy but increasingly hiding sorrows.

Jamil was ten when he started chewing ‘khat’. As he entered his 20, Jamil was detected with liver disease. In 2017, Jamil underwent a successful liver transplant, with his wife as a donor.. A few days ago we did a video call. He introduced us to his children, something he had never done before

With their local health systems broken and unable to provide specialised care, many like the Rajbhars brave the challenge of travelling to a big, alien, expensive city with hope. They sleep on the streets or in the corridors of hospitals, tending to their loved ones with amazing resilience.

Neuroendocrine tutors are now increasingly being detected during scans for other problems, which means that they are not as rare as we think.

What the story of a Bangladeshi man who needed an urgent blood transfusion can teach us

Medicine is a profession where it is difficult not to be moved by inequities and injustice. Dr. Jonathan Fine was one doctor who went above, beyond and often overboard. Following the leadings of his heart.

In the two decades that Sachin has been scaling new peaks, the game has become an adjunct of the entertainment industry and Mumbai, his home, a very different city.