Category Archives: Professions

How to Visit a Doctor’s Office (If You Must)!

In the US, when patients talk about wanting to avoid physicians they usually mean that they do not like the long waits, the extensive paperwork or the insurance hassles. However back home, when people talk about not wanting to go … Continue reading

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Hospital Woes

A friend’s mother recently had an appendectomy in one of the leading private hospitals of the city. The operation is a simple one and now even the cut that is made for the operation is a small one. She was … Continue reading

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Medicinal Dilemmas

How does one find the “right” doctor, and how can a patient ensure that the doctor does keep the best interest of the patient in mind? The medical markets provide some very intriguing problems for policy-makers and regulators. Here we … Continue reading

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