Death and Life: A Physician’s Guide to a Good Death
We live in a paradoxical time. Our machines can keep a heart beating long after the soul has left the...
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Why Is It Hard to Lose Weight? The Truth About Insulin
“Doctor, I eat very little. I skip dinner. I walk every day. But my weight is stuck.” I hear this...
The Mountain Within: Bringing the Silence Home
Mountaineers and mountain trekkers have a saying. Getting to the top? That’s optional. Getting down? It’s mandatory. After the spiritual...
Are Packet Masalas Safe? A Physician’s Guide
Do you remember the aroma of your grandmother’s kitchen? The sneeze-inducing pungent smell of fresh chillies when they are being...
Are Air Fryers & Microwaves Safe? Kitchen Gadgets – A Physician’s Guide
Our grandmothers cooked on firewood stoves and used clay pots. Today, our kitchens look like science labs, filled with buzzing...
AI vs. Doctors: Why the Knowledge Era is Dead
It is 11 AM. The office of the Professor of Medicine. The loud whirrrr of an espresso machine breaks the...
Night Owls & Heart Risk: A Physician’s Guide
Our bodies operate on a strict 24-hour schedule known as the circadian rhythm. This internal master clock synchronizes our sleep,...
Stones of Silence, Guardians of Snow
In my last note, I walked you through the physical grind of getting to Everest Base Camp (EBC). The steps,...
A Physician’s Guide to the High Mountains
From the warm and humid coasts of Udupi to the icy winds of Everest Base Camp, I have felt the...
The Sixth Walker: A Pilgrimage to Everest Base Camp
Medicine, Mortality and 5,364 Meters In medicine, control is everything. We intervene. We stabilize. We measure life in clear, quantifiable...
