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How to get an effective second opinion by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Patients are often confused when exploring their treatment options. This is not surprising , because there are now so many choices ! When they are confused , they t ... Read on »
Bad doctors and worse patients by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Patients enjoy complaining about doctors . Favourite complaints include: how long they make them wait; how much money they charge; how many tests th ... Read on »
IVF/ICSI Success story for a man with globozoospermia by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine As a referral IVF clinic , we treat many patients who have failed IVF and ICSI cycles in other clinics. Here's a success story from such a couple. Globozoospermia is ... Read on »
Internet reviews about doctors: threat or opportunity? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This is an article which I wrote for the Indian Journal of Medical Ethics. This was a comment on the paper, Daniel Strech. Ethical principles for physician rati ... Read on »
Infertility and Mother's Day by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine This is a guest post from our expert patient, Manju. Many infertile women who are struggling to become mothers view Mother’s Day as a curse, because it c ... Read on »
Reaching out to patients directly by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hospital CEOs are smart and understand that in order to fill their beds and to maximize their revenue, they need to reach out to patients directly. This is after ... Read on »
The most neglected person in the hospital by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Hospitals are designed for doctors. They have been created so that the doctor can collect all his patients under one roof , and provide medical care to them in a se ... Read on »
Can the level of HCG in blood tell me whether my pregnancy is a healthy one or not ? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Yes – but only to a certain extent.  The HCG ( human chorionic gonadotropin) hormone is a remarkable molecule which is very unusual because it is produced only by the cel ... Read on »
The unhappy hospital CEO by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Dr Desai is a bright young hospital CEO . After finishing his M.D. in internal medicine he completed his MBA and now runs a 100 bed multispecialty hospital. The ... Read on »
Why don't you ask your Doctor ? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine I enjoy providing a free second opinion as an IVF expert . I find patients are often confused and need an expert to provide them with an unbiased, objective second ... Read on »
The problem with Indian hospital websites by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Most leading Indian corporate hospitals take pride in the world-class medical services they offer. They tom-tom the fact that they have state of the art technolo ... Read on »
Why aren’t patients better informed ? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine It breaks my heart when I see how poorly informed patients are about their medical problem . I believe that patients need to become experts about their disease, ... Read on »
IVF success story for couple from Bangalore by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Each of our patient's success stories provides us with the motivation and burning desire to keep on improving the services we offer . Sharing their joy is an immense sour ... Read on »
The other side of the stethoscope by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Everyone acknowledges that improving doctor-patient communication will go a long way towards improving healthcare. A lot of misunderstandings occur because of co ... Read on »
Waiting for the patient by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Patients love complaining about doctors who make them wait ! It’s common to see patients waiting patiently while the doctor is taking his own sweet time , talkin ... Read on »
Why should I bother to know all this stuff ? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine   A lot of times when I'm explaining IVF treatment options to patients, I find that their eyes glaze over while I am explaining the intricacies and nuances of IVF ... Read on »
Why doctors don't respect patients by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor Posted in: Blog Posts in General Medicine Then there are doctors who see a packed waiting room as a badge of honour. Some doctors “routinely make patients wait for two to three hours and then boast that patients ... Read on »