On Tuesday night, I sat with my children at the Sikh temple in Cordova and wondered what triggered Wade Michael Page to massacre six...
Sikh Temple massacre shows violent thoughts, words lead to actions – Commercial Appeal
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Data show football may not be safe for kids – Commercial Appeal
Last fall, I went with my 12-year-old son to his middle school’s opening home football game. The bleachers were lined with parents,...
Employers have clout to reduce health costs – Commercial Appeal
I once thought that only the federal government in Washington could effect changes that would impact the cost of health care in the United...
Judging ‘Obamacare’ depends on your situation Put politics aside and just focus on facts – Commercial Appeal
On the day the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its historic decision on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), aka Obamacare, I was rounding on my...
Family support makes transplants easier to take – Commercial Appeal
SUBMITTED PHOTO Juana Boyland won medals in several events in the 2002 Transplant Olympics. She underwent a lung transplant. I had not...
Dr. Manoj Jain: Alert wife assists on doctors’ diagnosis – Commercial Appeal
Often patients and families think their doctor is all-knowing when it comes to the causes of their illness and the plan for treatment....
Culture change on obesity will take time – Commercial Appeal Article
“Ouch,” that hurt, I said last Sunday. It was not a reaction to the Grizzlies’ Game 7 loss to the Clippers, but Chris...
Cautionary tales make anti-smoking ads effective – Commercial Appeal
As I was scrolling through the newspaper online recently, an ad kept blinking on the side of my computer screen. It read: “A Tip...
How much does it cost? Even doctor is stumped – Commercial Appeal
Rarely do people think about medical costs when there is a medical emergency or an urgent need for a test. Recently, I was in such a...
Doctors in private practices are now joining hospital staffs – Washington Post
Fifteen years ago, I proudly hung a sign outside my office with my name followed by “MD.” I had started my own business. A small private...
Pioneering physicians’ life stories are treasures – Commerical Appeal
Last week, I hurried through the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library to attend a forum on Asian-Americans. Afterward, Wang-Ying Glasgow, the...
Author Rushdie and Indian Ambassador Rao to headline India Summit | Emory University | Atlanta, GA
Acclaimed author Salman Rushdie and Indian Ambassador to the United States Nirupama Rao are among the speakers at the third annualIndia...
Hospitals feeling way toward greater transparency – Commercial Appeal
A few years ago at a conference, I learned about a hospital initiative that allowed family members to be present 24/7 with their loved...
What kind of sick? Symptoms, treatment differ among cold, flu, bacterial infection – Commercial Appeal
On a Friday afternoon last month, Niti Mehta, a second-grade teacher at Shady Grove Elementary, began to “shake like a leaf.”...
Test pattern: Doctors rethink paradigm for cancer screening – Commercial Appeal Article
Some years before his retirement, when my father-in-law went in for his routine physical, his doctor ordered a prostate specific antigen...
Depression common following an operation – Commercial Appeal Articles
My patient, who was built like a linebacker, was a week out from major heart surgery. He sat in a chair in his ICU room with his head...
When terminally ill patients ask how long they have, doctors find it hard to say – Washington Post
In January, when my close friend’s lymph node biopsy came back as a rare form of T-cell lymphoma, I scoured the scientific literature....
U.S. doctors can take cue from medical tourism – Commercial Appeal
When my father had a toothache, he saw a dentist in Boston who recommended a root canal and dental crown costing about $2,000. He decided...
Diwali at the White House – Washington Post
Thursday evening my teenage daughter asked me to help her review for an AP U.S. Government exam on the Bill of Rights. That she was...
False positives show need to adjust expectations for cancer screening tests – Washington Post
Several years ago, during an annual mammogram, my wife, who is in her 40s, was told a mass had been found in one of her breasts. Anxious...
Accepting death is difficult for patients and doctors, but it needs to be done – Washington Post
My 64-year-old patient with terminal cancer and less than six months to live wanted to go to Oregon. He was contemplating assisted...
No easy cure for hospital errors / Significant gains seen in specific areas – Commercial Appeal
Some years ago, a nurse paged me at 3 a.m. from the hospital because a patient of mine had spiked a high fever. Suspecting an infection, I...
Waging Peace – Commericial Appeal
Since my childhood, I have believed that both petty and global conflicts can be resolved through the power of nonviolence. In school, when...
LETTERS TO THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE Following the Jain Tradition – The New York Times
Regarding Aidan Foster-Carter’s “To Catch a Roach” (Meanwhile, Sept. 27): Last Saturday night, coming home from a party, we found a roach,...
Knowledge is weapon in fight against silent killers – Commercial Appeal
The first question my friends asked last week after we watched the new movie “Contagion” was: “Can this really...
Intensive care units grow more friendly to patients’ families at some hospitals – Washington Post
Not long ago, when my father was about to undergo a heart procedure, I hinted to the cardiologist, a colleague, that I wanted to be there,...
Knowledge is weapon in fight against silent killers – Commercial Appeal
Published: August 15, 2011 by Dr. Manoj JainWhen my patient, a middle-age working woman and mother of three, was admitted to the hospital...
Big pharma and patient care – Commercial Appeal
About a decade ago when I was newly settled into private practice in Memphis, a representative for a drug company marketing a new and...
New MyPlate guidelines only first step to better diet – Commercial Appeal
Published: June 13, 2011 by Dr. Manoj Jain My patient’s hospital breakfast plate lay inches away from his freshly cracked and wired...
When Good Bedside Manner Becomes An Afterthought – Talk of the Nation : NPR
Medical schools strive to teach students the importance of good bedside manner in communicating with their patients. But sometimes, in the...
Flood water not likely to produce epidemics – Commercial Appeal
Published: May 16, 2011Last Monday evening, our family headed out to see the “flood of the century,” as the mighty Mississippi...
Doctors often struggle to show compassion while dealing with patients – Washington Post
I was standing at my patient’s bedside. Mike Venata was having chills with a temperature of 103. Sweat covered his balding scalp like dew,...
Collegians face obstacles to healthful lifestyles – Commercial Appeal
This week in the Commercial Appeal I talk about my lunch conversation with my daughter, who is a freshman in college. Hope you enjoy it:...
Medical tourism can pose problems, but savings are welcome – Washington Post
Medical tourism Re: “The future of American medicine may be offshore” [Apr. 5]: The interest in getting much less costly health care...
Letters to Medical Tourism Washington Post story
Over the week I am received numerous emails about how many of you have received low cost high quality care in Mexico, India, and South...
My homes – Memphis and Indore – quite similar
Little while ago I wrote about my trip to Indore, India and compared it with the problems and issues we face in Memphis. HERE IT IS:...
Medical tourism draws growing numbers of Americans to seek health care abroad
When my father had a toothache, he saw a dentist in Boston who recommended a root canal and dental crown costing about $2,000. He decided...
Primary care doctors in short supply – Commercial Appeal
Published: March 06, 2011 Daniel Talley was my first patient the morning after Congress passed health care reform a year ago. Talley is a...
Hospitals taking over from private practices – Commercial Appeal
Published: February 14, 2011by Dr. Manoj JainA decade and a half ago, when I moved to Memphis, I proudly hung a sign outside an office I...
Hospitals’ focus on patient safety hasn’t eliminated preventable deaths – Washington Post
Published: December 20, 2010 Some years ago, I got a call at 3 a.m. from the hospital because a patient of mine had spiked a high fever....
Home remedies – Commercial Appeal
Answers to rising health costs will be found in local communities, with doctors, hospitals and patients taking new roles in the delivery...
Force that bonds us is stronger than what divides – Commercial Appeal
On an unusually quiet Sunday afternoon in the intensive care unit, Memphian Kristen Sharp lay in bed attached to a heart pump. Her tightly...
More rules are needed to curb drug firms’ attempts to influence physicians – Washington Post
Nearly a decade ago when I was newly settled into private practice in Memphis, a drug representative for a new and powerful antibiotic...
Mandatory flu shots for hospital staff a no-brainer – Commercial Appeal
Published: October 18, 2010 A nurse who tracks hospital infections displayed her name tag with a green dot. “It means I have had my...
Compassion can move us to break cycle of violence – Commercial Appeal
Published: October 11, 2010 I was standing at the bedside of a patient who was having shaking chills with a temperature of 103. Sweat...
Honoring a Surgeon – Commercial Appeal
Like many people, I sometimes find myself in buildings or grand auditoriums that are named for individuals whom I know little about. But...
Auditorium celebrates surgeon’s life’s work – Commercial Appeal
Published: September 20, 2010 Like many people, I sometimes find myself in buildings or grand auditoriums that are named for individuals...
Viewpoint: Good doctor-patient relationship reduces lawsuits – Commercial Appreal
Published: September 06, 2010 My medical partner, a soft-spoken and caring man with more than a decade of clinical experience, has...
Viewpoint: Threat of malpractice lawsuits means medicine is a balancing act – Commerical Appeal
Published: September 05, 2010 Some months ago at my office, my receptionist handed me a registered letter. The name on the envelope seemed...
Even with malpractice insurance, doctors opt for expensive, defensive medicine – Washington Post
Some months ago, the receptionist in my clinic handed me a registered letter. The name of the sender seemed familiar. “Dear...