by Dr. Manoj Jain | Jun 13, 2011 | USA Today TN
Published: June 13, 2011 by Dr. Manoj Jain My patient’s hospital breakfast plate lay inches away from his freshly cracked and wired sternum, underneath which his clotted arteries were bypassed. On one side of the plate lay brown slices of bacon; on the other...
by Dr. Manoj Jain | May 19, 2011 | NPR
Medical schools strive to teach students the importance of good bedside manner in communicating with their patients. But sometimes, in the midst of examinations, paperwork and delivering difficult news, showing compassion can become an afterthought for doctors and...
by Dr. Manoj Jain | May 16, 2011 | USA Today TN
Published: May 16, 2011Last Monday evening, our family headed out to see the “flood of the century,” as the mighty Mississippi crested in Memphis. From afar, trunk-less treetops appeared as shrubs and tall telephone posts had become stumps. And, up-close,...
by Dr. Manoj Jain | May 16, 2011 | 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, then coalesced and rolled down past his staring eyes. Just 20 minutes earlier, a specialist had informed him that he had...
by Dr. Manoj Jain | Apr 22, 2011 | uncategorized
A recent comment by President Obama has caused a stir in India. Below are some press clips. “My preference would be that you don’t have to travel to Mexico or India for cheap healthcare,” he said in response to a question about why US health...