Dr Shankare Gowda is known as the ‘Five rupees doctor’- an epithet which he ought to wear with pride given how well-earned it is. For the doctor who hails from Shivalli in Karnataka is someone who treats patients for just 5 rupees. And that’s not the extent of the man’s humanitarianism- he treats around 150 […]
The frequent call of ‘negligence!’ and the subsequent assaults on doctors in India have one overwhelming reason- the public’s perception of the medical field. Unless they are aware of the constraints under which the doctors do their job in the country, the scenario will largely remain unchanged. And one of the main causes for the […]
More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, says a study. The study states harsh and gruelling years of training leading towards the medical job are to blame. This is not only bad for young doctors but also for the patients they see. Depressed doctors are […]