Antibiotic resistance: are we headed for a post-antibiotic era? Part-II on May 18, 2019Antibiotic resistance is a huge economic burden for healthcare and for the society. The overall societal costs of antibiotic-resistant infections are estimated at €1.5 billion per year in the EU and up to $55 billion per year in the US. The Review on Antimicrobial Resistance claims that the cost could rise to $100 trillion by […]
The antibiotic resistance threat: Part-I Are we headed for a post-antibiotic era? on May 16, 2019The golden era of antibiotics started in 1942 with the advent of commercially available penicillin. Newspaper headlines hailed it as a miracle drug. Penicillin saved lives of thousands of soldiers in World War II, and has saved millions globally. It was surmised at the time that it would be possible soon to cure all diseases […]
White coat betrayal: sexual predators in medical field on March 30, 2019Since the time of Hippocrates, the doctor-patient relationship has been and remains a central part of health care and the practice of medicine. The relationship is based on trust, wherein the physician is expected to place patient’s welfare above his own self-interest. This relationship is built on the patient’s confidence in competence and integrity of […]