Shatakshi Dwivedi
Posts by: Shatakshi Dwivedi
Surgical scamster on the run
The kidney racket that was busted three years ago in Delhi seems to have shifted to Kanpur with its kingpin a Kolkata man who was nabbed earlier and is out on bail recently in Kanpur and six people were arrested in connection with it. This racket seems to have a link with the 2016 kidney […]
Thru thick and thin
Body shaming those who weigh on the lower side is just as bad as giving diet advice to those who have an air of prosperity Matchstick. Toothpick. Stick-like. Malnourished. Skeletal. These are a few words that were often ‘jokingly’ used to address me when I was in school. Since weight is the most important aspect […]
Monthly hiccups
A Netflix documentary nominated for the Oscars recorded the attitudes of Hapur girls, among others, towards menstruation “We feel shy, we can’t say it.” This is the opening scene of Oscar-nominated Netflix documentary — Period. End of Sentence — directed by Rayka Zehtabchi. The teenaged girls of Hapur district, in this scene, feel uncomfortable in […]
When roofs came down
The hailstorm created snow-like vistas in Noida but brought disaster to a village in Greater Noida — in a matter of seconds “There was a sudden bolt of lightning and something that looked like a ball of fire. It sounded as if an aeroplane or a helicopter was landing. We lost everything in the blink […]
Public vs private care
If you had to choose between a government hospital and a private one, which would you choose? Both options are daunting for many reasons Lack of equipment and infrastructure, overcrowded wards, multiple non-functioning OTPs, a single MRI machine that is being shared by several government hospitals, unavailability of ventilators and medicines, long serpentine queues and […]
Coughing, choking, gasping!
With every breath, we inhale heavy metals like nickel, lead, silicon and manganese. No wonder, the number of patients suffering from respiratory issues is on the rise With no previous history of respiratory ailments, 52-year-old Keshav Mohanan began complaining of persistent cough and breathing issues in November when the air pollution in Delhi reached unprecedented […]
A cry for babies
Neonatal screening can help diagnose metabolic disorders in infants and ensure timely treatment. Doctors feel policymakers should make it mandatory One in every 1,000 newborn babies has Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) or other disorders that can be detected at birth by screening. IEM are rare genetic (inherited) disorders in which the body cannot properly […]
Over the counter or online?
Some consider e-pharmacies a boon, as long as licensing and prescription prerequisites are observed. But the Delhi High Court has banned online sale of medicine Login, upload your prescription or simply add medicines to your cart that do not need an Rx (doctor’s prescription), make the payment and your medicines will be delivered at your […]