In this episode, we explore the long and rich heritage of traditional medicine and how, despite centuries of practice and cultural significance, it has often been pushed to the margins in the era of modern medicine.

We discuss how traditional healing systems evolved, why they came to be labeled as “alternative,” and the challenges they face today while coexisting with modern medical practices. The conversation also highlights important gaps in traditional medicine—areas where growth, regulation, and scientific integration are necessary for it to reach its true potential.

Most importantly, this episode dives into the ethical dimensions of traditional medicine: What does ethical practice look like? How can patient safety, cultural respect, and scientific responsibility be balanced?

Join us as we unpack these questions with our guest, Dr. Ibrahim Msangi, Ethics Secretariat, and reflect on how traditional medicine can move forward responsibly in today’s healthcare landscape.

The Medical Ethics Collective team is back with the second issue of the Medical Dossier magazine.

This issue explores mental health among healthcare professionals—its true nature, the complexities surrounding it, and the often-unspoken realities within the profession. We then move on to the intricacies of the subject before arriving at our Readers’ Forum, featuring promising articles from readers of our very first issue.

Our team is truly overwhelmed by the response you showed for the inaugural issue, and it motivates us to continue bringing you thoughtful and meaningful content.

Your encouragement pushed us to be more creative and more focused while curating this month’s edition.

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In this episode, we would like to discuss the current issues related to medical influencers and medical professionals on Social Media.

In this episode of our podcast, we interview Mr. Sreekar, the founder of the Honest Hospital project. This was a very intellectually engaging conversation where we discuss over a wide variety of topics from staying ethical in healthcare, social medicine, healthcare policy in countries like Singapore, Switzerland and how can a doctor be more ethical in the future.

The Honest Hospital Project is a successful movement on Instagram with around 20,000 followers in a very short span of time. We are extremely excited to present this episode to our listeners and please do hit that follow button, so that you are notified whenever an episode is

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In this episode, we attempt to discuss the effects of artificial intelligence in healthcare and especially in mental health. Psychiatry happens to be one of the most unique specialties of medicine which requires immense empathy, cultural context and understanding of pain, trauma and emotion. Can a Chatbot do the same and offer the required empathy and compassion to a mentally ill person?

Join us in this episode of our podcast to discuss the importance of Artificial Intelligence and it’s impact on mental health.

Let’s build a world where ethics isn’t just a chapter in our textbooks.

As a part of this podcast, the host Dr. Hareesh Anandan has started a substack handle to share weekly newsletters on Medical Ethics.

The name of the publication is The Medical Ethics Newsletter.

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In this episode, we attempt to explore a disease which is a taboo even in today’s world — AIDS. This stigmatisations and the social constructs built around HIV are very much related to our knowledge and understanding of how the disease is being transmitted to the people and hence, more often healthcare professionals tend to judge them morally which eventually leads to the ill treatment of people living with HIV.

As a result, the patients could lose trust in the healthcare system and the provider which ultimately would delay the patient care and the patient sometimes chooses not to turn to the hospital.

Another very important thing that medical professionals do is discussing the history of the patient, obviously without revealing the identity, but still such acts can be a great betrayal of patient confidentiality.

So, in conclusion, in this episode, join us to understand how the quality of care for the patients with HIV can be improved and if you are a patient living with HIV, please write to us at [email protected] your queries, grievances against healthcare workers and the society. We could offer you the support and assistance of how to navigate the problem and at the same time you could help us create more awareness among the public about the issues faced by you.

In this episode, we attempt to discuss the importance of sexual violence in healthcare especially from a legal standpoint and from a student perspective in medical colleges. We are excited to introduce our guests Advocate Abhirami who shares extremely valuable insights from a legal perspective for doctors who are struggling to navigate the system without adequate support. Dr. Srijani is an enthusiastic and committed towards speaking against sexual violence and is currently working on a research project on a study with a short survey on *Sexual Violence among Medical Students in India*

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This episode is a short walk through the Tuskegee study, where in the US, African American men suffering from Syphilis in the US were denied treatment to study the natural course of the disease.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of healthcare economics as this area is rarely discussed in medical school and in India we are always not interested in understanding the difficulties of healthcare budgeting. This episode is a preliminary episode to dive into understanding the resource limitations and the challenges faced by medical professionals in delivering healthcare ethically in the midst of resource constraints.

In this episode, we have made an attempt to discuss the work place sexual harassment and tried to discuss how the systems operate in the developed world, where objectively the work place safety and crime against women are statistically better performing. Join us to discuss the issue in detail.

In this episode, we attempt to discuss the IVF Scam in South India, where parents were promised children through surrogacy but handed some other child through child trafficking or unknown means. Why are we as humans so desperate for children? Who decides the reproductive rights of an individual?