Doctors Archives

To Afterlife and Back: Tales from the Operating Table

My surgeon father told me that operations were frightening, because some people lived, some died, and some dangled in between. The ones that almost died were downright terrifying.

Karishma Pandey April 26, 2016

Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Do I Actually Need a Face Mask? What Should I Get?

Stop hoarding face masks, please. They are not going to make a difference if you are going for your morning walk or hailing a cab. You need them if you are showing symptoms of Covid-19 or a caregiver to someone infected with coronavirus.

Arré Bench April 17, 2016

Health

Doctor Who Postponed Wedding, Another Who Worked for 5 Full Days Are India’s New Heroes

Let’s take a moment to doff our hats to two brave doctors at the forefront of the Covid-19 fight – Dr Shifa M Mohammed and Dr Sudhir Dehariya. One postponed her wedding, the other made a pitstop at home after a five-day shift, not to rest but get a glimpse of his family from a distance.

Arré Bench April 11, 2016