Published in The Shortform

·2 days ago

His breathing slowed down every time my fingers on his chest did

This article brings back so many memories. Especially one from the Neonate ICU. I was 15 days into my Medical Internship/CRRI, post my medical school final year exams. There was this newborn with almost every congenital anomaly in existence. I found one of them the hard way. His feeding tube would coil up every time I attempted to insert it. Thus, another oddity was confirmed- a Type C tracheoesophageal fistula. Here’s a beautiful illustration of the same.

Neonatal Care

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His breathing slowed down every time my fingers on his chest did

This article brings back so many memories.

Especially one from the Neonate ICU.

I was 15 days into my Medical Internship/CRRI, post my medical school final year exams.

There was this newborn with almost every congenital anomaly in existence. I found one of them the hard way. His feeding tube would coil up every time I attempted to insert it. Thus, another oddity was confirmed- a Type C tracheoesophageal fistula. Here’s a beautiful illustration of the same.

In his last moments, I don’t remember how long I kept giving him CPR. Long enough for my seniors to tell me that I had to let go.

Because every time I tried breathing to gather momentum, his vitals plummeted.

And this was only the beginning.

I Watched You Die

I hope you know I cried for you.

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Published in The Shortform

·Apr 12

Skepticism is the New Road to Authenticity

In today’s fast-paced world, we seldom stop to cross-check what is served to us- be it mainstream media or top searches. We consume almost everything obediently, without question. It really isn’t completely our fault. They present the content to us as if it were a rare delicacy. It’s a pity…

Misinformation Research

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Skepticism is the new road to authenticity

Published in Dialogue & Discourse

·Apr 9

“Hakenkreuz”- NOT Swastika

Mistranslations and misuse of the word and the symbol “Swastika” — Misnomers and mistranslations are rampant in today’s world. Some are benign while some can lead to misunderstandings so great that the result is vandalization and catastrophes. The “Swastika” is one such misnomer deliberately propagated on various media platforms, despite being corrected repeatedly. Hakenkreuz apparently got translated to Nazi Swastika

World

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Published in The Shortform

·Apr 7

One of the Best Writing Guides Often Overlooked

A treasure trove for not just for Medium but writing in general. — Submission guidelines of publications are the source of authentic, non-clickbait information. Editors want well-written and well-presented pieces for their publications. This means the best efforts are going into penning down detailed guidelines sans any withheld information. Skim through them even if you’re not submitting. You’ll learn the nuances from different…

Writing Tips

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One of the Best Writing Guides Often Overlooked

Published in Better Humans

·Apr 4

Your Brain Can Do Better Than Flashcards and Memory Palaces

Step-by-step guide on how to memorize faster and retain for a longer time by creating stories out of complicated material — Flashcards are great for memorizing facts. But for making connections, they've not been very helpful. Similarly, we’ve always seen memory champions talk about mind palaces. Not only does it have a steep learning curve, it feels limited in terms of functionality with physical mind palaces.

Memory Techniques

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Your Brain Can Do Better Than Flashcards and Memory Palaces

Published in The Shortform

·Mar 29

Consider this if you’re writing on Simily

Don’t use Simily to “write” — I’ve used the Medium editor for compiling content research and writing the pieces. It helps me focus more on quality instead of the technical stuff. Since the drafts here are auto-saved, I didn’t see this coming. Call me stupid but I was nostalgic. I wrote a true story about a patient from my internship days back in 2020. Directly on the Simily draft with no backups.

Writing On Simily

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Consider this if you’re writing on Simily

Don’t use Simily to “write”

I’ve used the Medium editor for compiling content research and writing the pieces. It helps me focus more on quality instead of the technical stuff. Since the drafts here are auto-saved, I didn’t see this coming.

Call me stupid but I was nostalgic.

I wrote a true story about a patient from my internship days back in 2020. Directly on the Simily draft with no backups.

After publishing, I realized the feature image from my laptop files didn’t look good. I reverted the story back to a draft and changed browser tabs to search for a better image.

Simily’s draft tab started reloading.

When I went back, my >2000 words nostalgia was reduced to this-

Snapshot of my lost work — Screenshot taken by the author

Lesson learned: Backup your piece

I’ll give it another go but I’ll tread with caution outside of Medium.

Mar 26

… but those pointing at Nazi defeat in defence of Churchill should be concerned by the return of the swastika and rise of the far right across Europe and the US. It is precisely our inability to challenge the …

Churchill was a racist, so what?

Graham Brown-Martin

Please call it for what it truly is- "Hakenkreuz".

Please call it for what it truly is- "Hakenkreuz". Swastika and "Hakenkreuz" are two completely different things. The latter means crooked cross. On another note, if the world condemns Holocaust; it should treat Bengal Famine the same way which is never spoken about. There's a lot of myth around Churchill which still needs to be addressed. He was ran an Auschwitz in India known as the Bengal Famine. Churchill & Hitler were two sides of the same coin. Both equally despicable.

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Please call it for what it truly is- "Hakenkreuz".

Swastika and "Hakenkreuz" are two completely different things.

The latter means crooked cross.

On another note, if the world condemns Holocaust; it should treat Bengal Famine the same way which is never spoken about. There's a lot of myth around Churchill which still needs to be addressed.

He was ran an Auschwitz in India known as the Bengal Famine. Churchill & Hitler were two sides of the same coin. Both equally despicable.

Mar 14

Dear Doctor, Not many people have.

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I can relate to this both from a patient's and a doctor's perspective.

I can relate to this both from a patient's and a doctor's perspective. Regarding causes, we have moved further beyond the estrogen exposure as the sole cause. Pregnancy is only a part of the entire spectrum of therapies for having a better outcome. Albeit, it slows down the process; it's not an absolute cure. The tragic part is the lack of awareness. Most women get a diagnosis after marriage. Sadly, by then it's usually at an advanced stage. They specifically assigned March as the Endometriosis awareness month.

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The tragic part is the lack of awareness. Most women get a diagnosis after marriage. Sadly, by then it's usually at an advanced stage. They specifically assigned March as the Endometriosis awareness month.

Endo affects relationships as well. I feel hopeful when I listen to stories like yours where you've stuck to your wife through all her crests and troughs. It takes a lot of courage to live with this disease, not only as an individual but also as a couple and a family.

Published in Be Yourself

·Mar 11

Book Abuse- Why Reading Might Be Potentially Harmful

A wolf in sheep’s clothing — For too long, we have been told how reading is a great habit. How speed reading is a necessary skill to develop. I’ve had a hard time wrapping my head around this suggestion. I consume books and articles like there is no tomorrow while actively disrupting my other more important…

Addiction

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Book Abuse- Why Reading Might Be Potentially Harmful

Mar 10

Serial Rapist Lynched by 200 Women in India

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True Detective

The most tragic thing about India is it'll put blanket laws instead of doing something once for…

The most tragic thing about India is it'll put blanket laws instead of doing something once for real. Intra caste discrimination is a thing. OBC ostracizing the SC ST is also a thing as clearly seen in this article. But the entire brunt is always shifted on the so-called "UC"'s…

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