Yesterday a well educated man who works in the UK at an enviable job position, employing and supervising 100s of people was diagnosed with alcohol-related cirrhosis in my outpatient department. He used to consume around 38 standard drinks of hard liquor (one standard drink has

The average non-medical person always seems to consider tertiary medical care as some kind of a con job. This is due to extreme health illiteracy, belief in conspiracy theories, embracement of dogmatic and traditional views in healthcare, high or very low educational status and

Today my patient who underwent liver transplantation in 2022 after alcohol-related chronic liver failure came for his scheduled follow up two months late. The liver donor was his daughter who used to accompany him every time for his surveillance visit. This time, she was absent

A wise bit of advice for the Anti vaccine crowd.

The number of wives and their personal tales, whose husbands have alcohol use disorder and advanced liver disease, the latter who bunk de-addiction protocols, and continue to drink, frequently get hospitalized, and shift the burden of begging and borrowing for treatment

??? how do you remove an entire liver by mistake

In a country like India where the majority of people are science illiterates who trust cinema and media more than the doctors when it comes to healthcare choices, it is imperative to put out public health information and disclaimers and censor movies that misinterpret and

Thank you for writing to me. It took me places where there was no background noise. This is why I am here, on Twitter. To reach. “We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there’s humanity everywhere,

Hello, liver doctor here. Tylenol (paracetamol or acetaminophen) is extremely toxic only if you overdose on it and happens in suicide attempts or accidental poisoning in children. The liver detoxifies Tylenol just fine in its recommended dose and duration. There is no evidence

Effective for a bit of flavoring. I usually advise a squeeze of lemon too.

How would you respond to a science and health illiterate sympathizing with pseudoscientific practices by citing "highly paid athletes" and "wild animals" as 'sources' instead of compelling scientific evidence for benefits of alternative medicine?

Meanwhile in India, the very progressive National Medical Commision or NMC, the apex body regulating medical education and quality of medical practice in India, has, in the new undergraduate medicine and surgery curriculum, introduced homosexuality as a "sexual offense"

How to identify a science and health illiterate on Indian social media 📍Believes in, and uses the term "Nature heals" 📍Promotes herbal or floral teas for metabolic diseases 📍Encourages various "detoxes" and "detox protocols" 📍Promotes classical Yoga as an exercise

scientific temper and critical thinking is need of the hour. அறிவியலும், அறிவுபூர்வமான சிந்தனையும் முன்னேறும் சமுதாயத்தை உருவாக்கும். #constitution #society #life

Dear friends, glad to share that I will be featured on the On The Stage event for this year's IFP Festival (IFP), to be held on the October 12th and 13th, 2024 at Mumbai. If you are around, please come. There is a stellar line-up of speakers for this year's event:

Someone shared this with me and asked for comments. Manufacturer of this product should be fined and taken to the court for misleading the consumer/ patients. This is a "medicine" made from extract of Kalmegh plant (Andrographis paniculata), commonly used in Ayurveda and Siddha

My "well-to-do" patient begged me to send him for a cheaper option of palliative care and I wondered, devastated. A loving son gave a beautiful gift to his parents. He had a steady job and he wanted to show his gratitude. On the small plot of land that they ancestrally owned,

Gentle reminder that Ayurveda practitioners are not real doctors. If you feel sick or get ill, go to a real doctor. Which, again a reminder, is not an Ayurvedic practitioner.