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  1. Symphony of the Stomach
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    This article explores the intriguing phenomenon of stomach noises, known as borborygmi. These sounds, ranging from gurgles to growls, occur due to the movement of gas and fluids in the intestines, driven by muscular contractions during digestion.

    Site Understanding Illness 646 words
  2. The Paradox of Progress: Why Modern Medicine Needs Ancient Wisdom
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    Here we are, standing on top of this mountain of achievement, facing an uncomfortable paradox: We've conquered many diseases, but we've lost our health.

    Site Medicine & Meaning 767 words
  3. The Uncertainty We Drive Through: Why Road Safety Is Shared
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    Every journey is a bet on strangers. A physician explores why perfect driving can't guarantee safety and how invisible variables make road safety inherently interdependent.

    Site Sadgati: Road Safety 1,782 words
  4. To Test or Not to Test: COVID-19, India, and the Controversy about Testing (In)adequacy
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    Crediting an external factor, luck or just divine intervention for COVID-19 control in India is an injustice to the hard work and discipline shown by almost every Indian.

    Site Understanding Illness 1,709 words
  5. We Write It. We Check It. Then We Pay to Read It.
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    The case for free and open academic publishing, and what India could do about it.

    Site Perspectives & Ethics 1,522 words
  6. Doctors and Their Handwriting
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    Doctors are (in)famous for illegible handwriting. We see jokes and cartoons in the media about the unreadable handwriting of doctors, and this is a global problem. It surprises people when a doctor has good writing - and some even suspect if they are real doctors!

    Site Perspectives & Ethics 634 words
  7. Kavitha Saravu
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    Dr Kavitha Saravu (MD, DNB, DTM&H London) is Professor of Medicine & Unit Chief at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. She is also the coordinator of

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  8. Understanding Antibiotics (Part 2)
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    There are many types of antibiotics, but antibiotic resistance by bacteria makes the treatment of infectious diseases very complicated.

    Site Understanding Illness 692 words
  9. Why Does Our Hair Turn Grey?
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    Why Does Our Hair Turn Grey? Researchers have 'discovered' the 'real' reason for this greying. Know why human hair turns grey. MEDiscuss • Category

    Site Understanding Illness 325 words
  10. Academic Curriculum Vitae
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    Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Shashikiran Umakanth, MD, FRCP (Edin), Professor & Head, Department of Medicine and Medical Superintendent at Dr. TMA Pai Hospital, Udupi, and Editor-in-Chief of MEDiscuss.

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