Alcohol, tobacco, cannabis and other drugs, gadgets like smartphones, computers and gaming consoles, gambling – what are the millennials not addicted to? Pictures showcasing smoking, drinking, and memes inspired by substances are the trend these days on social media. Being on and with their gadgets, away from people, is a cool thing today. What exactly …
Fighting and being a survivor of 4th stage epithelial ovarian cancer, this is the story of the journey of my recovery from the disease. Cancer changes your life forever. My doctors weren’t very positive about my prognosis and the news weren’t encouraging. One doctor even told me I’d be in treatment forever – to live my …
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While the flow of information and medical journal publications (be it from China, Italy or WHO) could not have been any better starting from the backend of 2019, nothing could have prepared us for what hit us in late March 2020. My hospital serves an inner city, a diverse population with high levels of social deprivation. In a matter of days, our hospital’s acute portal was overwhelmed by both the number and severity of the COVID cases. The …
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Innovations and technological advancements have definitely established an easy access to things and information in our lives. The challenge is: Have we become over-dependent on gadgets that unknowingly we are addicted to them? Addiction is not just limited to a substance. The digital world of gadgets, like smartphones and computers, can be so intriguing that …
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