Tag: bias
The Power of the Mind – No Health without Mental Health
Caring for the mind is as important as caring for the body. In fact, one cannot be healthy without the other”, writes Sid Garza-Hillman in his [more…]
The PMDC Quota Rule: A Boon or a Bane for Pakistan’s Healthcare Future?
Medical journey for female students might get harder after PMDC passed the 50:50 quota of boys to girls ratio in all medical colleges of Pakistan. In the [more…]
Forbidding Books from across the Border: An Unfair and Useless Bias
I still remember the first time I heard that comment. It was six years ago, at the start of medical school for me. I had [more…]
Functional: The Word that Works
“The Female Out Patient Department? That’s the functional side.” These words were repeated over and over during my rotation in Medicine. To me, they [more…]
Brain Pickings: Does Optimism Make Us Irrational?
If I were to ask you to estimate the chances of a person getting cancer, getting a divorce or dying due to cigarette smoking, your [more…]
