Join Shoonya with Parth Participant: Why is there so much emphasis on evidence? If something relieves my pain, why should I care whether it is evidence-based or not? Parth: Evidence exists to help us make better decisions based on what has been observed and tested. It is a method of inquiry, not an end in itself. When people stop questioning, stop exploring, and begin to assume that only what currently has evidence can possibly be true, evidence itself becomes a belief system rather than a scientific process. Science advances by continuously testing and revising its understanding, not by treating today's evidence as the final word. See, first understand this. Relief from pain is one thing. Health is another. Something may reduce your pain, but that does not necessarily mean it has created health within you. Pain is only one expression of life. Health is a much deeper possibility. Then people ask, "Why do we need evidence?" Evidence has its place. Otherwise, tomorrow anyb...
The Silent War in Healthcare: Why Society Needs More Than Better Hospitals Why Healthcare Is Breaking Under the Weight of Human Suffering? Whenever people speak about healthcare, they usually ask, "Do we have enough hospitals? Do we have enough medicines? Do we have enough technology?" Very few ask a more fundamental question: Do we have enough human beings who can care for the suffering of millions? A doctor is not merely a professional who prescribes medicines. A doctor stands at the frontline of human suffering. When a soldier stands at the border, everyone understands the nature of his battle. There is a visible enemy. There is a clear objective. Society recognizes the sacrifice. A doctor's battlefield is very different. The enemy is often invisible. Sometimes it is a virus. Sometimes it is a failing organ. Very often, it is fear, anxiety, confusion, anger, loneliness, or years of unconscious living that have finally found expression through the body. Every day, docto...