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Editorial Note
Palliative Care Integration in Oncology: When Should Referral Begin?
Early palliative care referral in oncology improves quality of life and symptom control. This article outlines evidence-based referral timing, practical triggers, and India-specific barriers oncology teams face today.
Spotlight
NCD Clinics in Hospitals: Designing a Continuum-of-Care Model for India
NCD clinics in Indian hospitals, designed around a continuum-of-care model, offer an integrated solution to fragmented chronic disease management by connecting screening, treatment, and long-term follow-up systematically.
Editorial Note
Personal Branding for Doctors in India: Building Trust, Credibility, and Professional Visibility
This article explains how doctors in India can build ethical, NMC-compliant personal branding through education, consistency, and association engagement to earn lasting patient and peer trust.
My Health
Managing Chemotherapy Toxicity: Practical Lessons for Non-Oncology Doctors
Non-oncology doctors increasingly manage chemotherapy toxicity as first responders. This guide covers recognising febrile neutropenia, gastrointestinal toxicity, and escalation triggers for safer shared cancer care across India.
Editorial Note
The Future Doctor: Clinical Expert, Digital User, Research Contributor and Healthcare Leader
The future doctor in India must simultaneously excel as a clinical expert, responsible digital health user, research contributor, and community-driven healthcare leader to meaningfully transform medicine.
Spotlight
The Impact of Urban Noise Pollution on Mental Well-being
This reader-friendly blog explores The Impact of Urban Noise Pollution on Mental Well-being through the lens of HealthVoice. We dive into The Impact of Urban Noise Pollution on Mental Well-being and preventive health, healthy living to provide actionable insights for our community.
Doctor's Speak
Public Health Protocols for Dengue Management: Seasonal Surge Tracking
Vector-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, and chikungunya continue to place immense pressure on public health systems, particularly in tropical regions like India. Effective surveillance, early intervention, and integrated vector control are essential to reducing outbreaks and safeguarding community health.
My Health
Occupational Hazards of Manual Sanitation Workers in India
Modern cities thrive on advanced infrastructure, yet their essential sanitation systems depend on manual sewage and sanitation workers who often remain unseen and undervalued. Recognizing their contributions while improving workplace safety, dignity, and health protections is fundamental to building truly inclusive and sustainable urban development.
My Health
Geriatric Care in India: Addressing the Silent Senior Crisis
For decades, India's development agenda centered on harnessing its demographic dividend, emphasizing a young and expanding workforce as the nation's greatest strength. Today, evolving population trends, changing age structures, and new public health priorities are reshaping policy, encouraging a broader focus on healthy ageing, workforce sustainability, and long-term economic resilience.
Spotlight
Polytrauma Care: How Protocols Improve Coordination Between Specialties
Structured polytrauma protocols align trauma surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, anesthesia, radiology, and intensive care around shared timelines, reducing delays and improving coordinated, patient centered outcomes across Indian trauma centers.
Innovations
Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Healthcare: Reducing Friction Between Departments
Interdisciplinary collaboration improves patient care by reducing communication gaps, strengthening referral protocols, enhancing digital record sharing, and fostering structured teamwork between departments to improve clinical outcomes and efficiency.
