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A huge margin separates medical science and pseudoscience, but it gets blurred at a single point: patients.
Editor's note: The complementary and alternative medicine industry in India, officially and popularly known as Ayush, does not offer evidence-based medical options for treating acute or chronic diseases. The practitioners rely on their own irrational principles for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases that never even featured in the classical texts. Their therapies are claimed to be ‘time-tested’ and appeal to ‘traditional or cultural values,’ but lack measurable and validated scientific evidence of benefits. Yet, even with an entire system that does not follow actual evidence for treating ailments, one that is based on blind faith, beliefs and hit-and-miss methods without realistic data on safety, Ayush practitioners almost never feature in data on violence against doctors. So, why are science-based medical practitioners always at the receiving end of patient satisfaction, even when evidence-based medicine is realistic healthcare. Empathy, not sympathy Merriam-Webster defines empathy as “understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing another person's feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.” Clinical medicine is not just about diagnosing and prescribing medications. Even artificial intelligence chatbots can do that. But something that …
The homegrown social startup is betting big on India’s latest content obsession—minute-long episodes of high-stakes dramas. Cut through the noise and the microdrama hype itself doesn’t add up.
Healthcare is one of the fastest growing sectors. For young professionals, the sector offers a spectrum of opportunities beyond medicine, spanning hospital operations, data analytics, corporate strategy, and digital health.
The audio chat app turned profitable by connecting people from tier-2 and tier-3 India with users who speak the same vernacular language. But its aim to turn it into a sustainable business seems too ambitious.
