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Health Policy and Praxis

Where clinical philosophy meets the systems that govern medicine — insurance structures, guidelines, access, and the gap between what medicine promises and what it actually delivers.

5 Chapters ~180 min read time By Dr. Abhijeet G. Shinde
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Health Policy & Praxis 3 min read

Series 1: The Political Question of Universal Health Coverage in India

Fragmented Health Systems & UHC—A Thinking Healer Series When policymakers in Delhi announce another health scheme or insurance package,...

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Health Policy & Praxis 7 min read

Series 2 :Policy and Praxis — Why Good Policy Falters in India

Disclaimer: This essay analyzes health policy implementation using verified public data and academic sources, including the World Health Org...

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Medisophy 10 min read

Evidence & Judgment Why Science Alone Does Not Finish the Clinical Decision

A Familiar Dilemma CLINICAL SCENARIO A 72-year-old man is brought to the outpatient clinic with progressive breathlessness over three weeks....

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Health Unveiled 5 min read

Not Every Tension Is Hypertension

1. Everyday Tension vs. Hypertension Everyone feels tension in daily life: A student nervous before exams. A worker facing deadlines. A pa...

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Humanism in Medicine 4 min read

Metamorphosis: A Kafkaesque Reading of Internal Medicine's Identity Crisis

Introduction: The Gregor Samsa of Medicine Kafka’s Gregor Samsa awakens one morning to discover he has become something unrecognisable—to h...