Health

Storytelling is not only an inspiring but also a great knowledge sharing tool. Here is one of my favourite story from the Healthcare Environment *Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 1990’s. A nurse has been watching a newborn for several hours. Suddenly, the baby turns dark blue, almost black. The medical team immediately calls for a doctor and a radiologist and prepare to intervene,…

Introducing ourselves at a Boardroom Table especially when our bosses are seated at the same table is nothing but stressful. So, the easiest thing to do is to be safe and say something like this. “My name is Sania and I am the Director of Healthcare Innovation.” Now, this is a safe introduction and granted no one will raise eye brows at…

The two main sources for a doctor to know what is going on with a patient is via the patient history and the physical examination. All too often now the physical examination has given way to a battery of tests. In an era of amazing advancements in medical technology, this is a most telling and moving talk by Dr…

In a number of states in America, there has been the legalisation of the sale of so called “Medical Marijuana” and as a result, large numbers of shops have sprung up in shopping centres selling marijuana openly to people who supposedly have a medical need for it. Last week, I saw a documentary on the efforts of citizens in some of these…