The author has served as Professor and Chairman, Department of Cardiac Surgery, King Edward Medical University.
Poverty is Pakistan’s major healthcare problem that needs urgent intervention
Is it really necessary for Nawaz Sharif to go to London for treatment?
Even if we ignore the politics involved, the story of Nawaz Sharif’s illness during his incarceration in a Lahore jail has taken on the aura of...
The impact of war has always helped in development of many scientific disciplines including medicine in general and surgery in particular
Sehat Sahulat-Insaf Cards could cover a majority of the people but a downside of a limit is that unscrupulous hospitals will deliberately exhaust...
We live in a changing world surrounded by bacteria and viruses so we must remain vigilant about new threats. The greater danger at this time is from...
Some clinical observations about chest pain and why it happens and what to do about it
Every New Year brings along some resolutions to give up something and take up something. Here are a few
Instead of closing down all non-formal medical practitioners, let us register them and provide them with further medical training so that they can...
Instead of war, famine, pestilence and death, we have obesity, heart disease, diabetes and cancer
Without empowering women it is not possible to have an effective population control strategy
A full physical examination and a basic set of tests are a must when you hit 60
If we wish to provide healthcare to all citizens, the existing public health system should be strengthened -- from the basic health units all the...
What is the basis of professional medical ethics?
The government will have to rein in corrupt physicians and bureaucrats to streamline public healthcare system
Of some real patients and malingerers who require a trip to hospital from jail
With advances in medical science, cancer is no longer considered as ‘death sentence’
As the new government gets in place, the old healthcare system needs overhauling to serve people better
There was a time when a sojourn in jail was thought to be a prerequisite for a successful political career. How will Nawaz Sharif fare?
Robotic technology and computer algorithms will have to develop much further along before a patient requiring intensive care or surgical...
