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Every OPD has this one moment that lasts only a few seconds. The consultation is almost over. The examination has been done, the prescription has been written, and we’ve explained the diagnosis as best we can. Then comes the question we’ve all asked countless times. “Any doubts?” Almost every time, the answer comes back just […]

There’s a particular kind of tiredness that sets in somewhere around the twentieth patient of a busy OPD. A patient comes back after three months. Blood pressure still high. HbA1c climbed again. The medicines barely touched. It’s tempting, on those days, to just think, why won’t they follow the treatment. For a long time I