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?

Following the recent incidents, we have tried to discuss the violence against medical practitioners in India and the causes of these incidents.

In this episode, we attempt to discuss the importance of reproductive health of transgender and non-binary individuals, help us all understand the ethical implications of the health of the underrepresented individuals.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of understanding the increasing rate of LSCS in Obstetrics practice and how the social media influencers and media are creating an unnecessary hype or false information. Join us to discuss the issue in detail.

In this episode, we have made an attempt to discuss the recent issue in Madhya Pradesh, where a doctor is arrested, following 19 deaths of children who consumed cough syrup that contained diethylene glycol.