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[Aparajite @amshilparaghu]

Heartbreaking Yet Inspiring Story of Love & Humanity ❤️

Tulsi, lost her life in a tragic elephant attack at Dubare. Even in the deepest pain, her husband Joel showed extraordinary strength and compassion.

Following doctors’ advice (as the body was severely injured), Joel donated Tulsi’s eyes so that her vision could bring light into the lives of others. With tears in his eyes, he said:

“Let my wife live through others”

Respect to Joel for turning unbearable pain into a selfless act of kindness.

#ElephantAttack #OrganDonation #Dubare #Tulsi #Humanity #EyeDonation #RipTulsi

[Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor]

One #KeralaStory from the recent election results that communalists should note: a Muslim majority constituency, Thavanur, elected a Christian, VS Joy; a Hindu majority constituency, Kalamassery, elected a Muslim. VE Abdul Gafoor; and a Christian majority constituency, Kochi, elected a Muslim, Muhammed Shiyas. Despite some influence from the national trends in favour of identity politics, Kerala remains a model of communal harmony, a state where people see human beings first and caste or religion later

@incindia @inckerala

[abinath @sabinath]

@Pivot2Centre Trivandrum

[Ramesh Srivats @rameshsrivats]

While the government is briskly setting up multiple mechanisms to stifle online criticism (or even mockery), the opposition seems to be quite okay with it.
I suppose, they feel that they too will be in power one day, and will need these rules.
Parties don't matter. It's always politicians vs public.

[goma @soigomaa]

Interesting how wars are named after the country attacked: Vietnam War, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Iran War... That's because if they were named after the attacker, it would be too confusing, since 80% of conflicts would be called the US war.

[abinath @sabinath]

Contents criticising the govt are taken down and FIRs issued against people questioning substandard. Is this how dictatorship looks like? We are living in a very good time! #Achedin

[AIN @Tejusurya_]

Big Breaking: Authorities accidentally ban PM’s account after old tweets oh him criticising the government resurface.

[abinath @sabinath]

@Belsen8126 @INC_KANYAKUMARI @INCTamilNadu @kcvenugopalmp Who? and which constituency?

[EngiNerd. @mainbhiengineer]

It's strange how Raghav Chadha is able to find issues relevant to common public to raise in Parliament

- Joint income tax filing for married couples
- Telecom companies unfair practice
- Double taxation at toll plaza
- Banks Charging penalty for low balance
- Unfair copyright strike for content creators
- Food adulteration

While BJP MPs are busy calculating number of times Rahul Gandhi trip to Thailand.

[abinath @sabinath]

When Indian leaders are generating AI videos to show development, someone here is making videos to prove it is not AI generated🙃

[Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו @netanyahu]

שומרים על ההנחיות ומנצחים ביחד >>

[abinath @sabinath]

😂😂😂

[AIN @Tejusurya_]

Big Breaking: PM Modi requests citizens to not cook him on social media to help conserve fuel during the LPG crisis.

[abinath @sabinath]

@Chaotic_mind99 The person next to him is Suresh Gopi, minister of state for petroleum and gas

[abinath @sabinath]

@narendramodi Thank you @POTUS for not allowing @narendramodi to attend the final match!!!

[The Curious Tales @thecurioustales]

🚨 Just learned about a 2300-year-old concept I can't stop thinking about

The Empty Boat Theory

It explains why Elon Musk fights strangers on X at 2 am
Why Michael Jordan turned his Hall of Fame speech into a revenge list

Once you understand it, your life will never be same:🧵

[abinath @sabinath]

@anandmahindra Now people will think twice before buying a MG Comet!!!

[Dweller @One_Way_Home]

I’d be great at this…

[abinath @sabinath]

What if one day government employees don’t get their salaries and are told that Jawaharlal Nehru is the reason?

[TheLiverDoc™ @theliverdoc]

STAY WITH ME.

A few years ago, a patient was referred to me because he was diagnosed with complicated cirrhosis. He had an infection which led to a condition called hepatic encephalopathy (brain failure due to high ammonia levels). The treatment largely involved ammonia reducing therapies. One drug was central to this - Rifaximin - a non-absorbable antibiotic that reduced ammonia in the body. I prescribed him Rifaximin for 6 weeks and advised him follow-up.

He came back to me, not after six weeks, but in 4 weeks, this time, in liver coma (worst stage of brain failure - due to very high ammonia). He spent two days in the ICU and six days in total in the hospital. His hospital bill was close to INR 80,000. He had no insurance and his wife borrowed the money from neighbors and friends to clear hospital dues.

Upon questioning, I found that he was not taking the Rifaximin drug I had prescribed. He was only on the other two drugs (one, a syrup called lactulose for improving ammonia clearance in gut). I was furious, because the patient spent a whole week unecessarily in the ICU and wasted so much money that he never had - just because he was "not compliant" to my orders. I decided it was time for me to school him a bit.

But I was wrong. He was compliant. He had purchased Rifaximin and was on it. For 15 days. Thereafter, he could not afford it. He was an autorickshaw driver who shuttled school children every morning and evening. He could hardly make ends meet. He had two children of his own. The Rifaximin brand I prescribed him was 42 rupees per tablet. He had to consume two a day - which would mean 2520 rupees a month. He just did not have that money - so he skipped it - to not compromise on other important matters - childrens education and food.

He was confused and scared about opting for a cheaper version of Rifaximin because one, he was unsure about the quality of Rifaximin that was not prescribed by me and two, he was "scared" that I would scold him for buying a cheaper Rifaximin and if that got him into trouble.

I was confused and scared about prescribing a cheaper version of Rifaximin because one, I was unsure about the quality of Rifaximin that was not "a good promoted brand" and two, I was "scared" that his family would scold me for prescribing a cheaper Rifaximin and if that got him into trouble.

It is heartbreaking that many doctors still simply don’t trust generic medicines. Too often, they worry that these cheaper options are lower quality or might cause more problems than the big, famous brands. This fear leads them to prescribe expensive drugs instead, and the real tragedy is that it pushes vital healthcare out of reach for the ordinary people who need it most - like my patient.

This narrative, that generic drugs 'are never good' and that only big pharmaceutical marketed drugs are what works has been deeply ingrained into doctors and patients alike - I do not know by whom and since when. Looking back, these strong emotions were based on either opinions, testimonials or second- and third-hand information. Not evidence.

Like I said. Stay with me. This is life changing and will disrupt the drug market in India. Here are the results of The Citizens Generic vs. Brand Drugs Quality Project.
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[Mindset Machine  @mindsetmachine]

Your life will change when you understand this scene…

[abinath @sabinath]

@nithishgb

[abinath @sabinath]

Any news which has the name @nitin_gadkari I end up feeling wow!!!