Column • COVID-19

‘COVID-19 forced me to stop and reassess my priorities’

July 1, 2022

Since I was asymptomatic, I was asked to quarantine at home for two weeks. I locked myself in the bedroom, while my wife – we had got married just three months...

Column • COVID-19

‘The stigma is heartbreaking’

July 1, 2022

Every time I coughed, I checked my oximeter – which unwaveringly showed 98 or 99. My fever had come down substantially to under 100°F by the third day. But I...

Column

COVID Chronicles: My tough, solo fight with the virus

July 1, 2022

This is my story of how I navigated through the pandemic all alone, in a hospital while my family was based in Delhi. The good news is, I could defeat the...

OP-ED

‘You wouldn’t help but wonder if it’s your turn next!’

September 26, 2020

It has been two months since we tested positive – me, my wife and our daughter. Now I am back to treating patients, going on rounds in the COVID ward and...

In Focus

COVID-19 and the rise of telemedicine in India

May 1, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a surge in global demand for remote care. With the Indian government’s recent notification of guidelines for telemedicine...