The Basics We Are Never Taught

The Basics We Are Never Taught

A “They Don’t Know What They Don’t Know” Problem in Medical Search Literacy When 1005 Wasn’t One Thousand and Five This happened just a few days back. Our domestic help—educated only till primary school but otherwise very intelligent—once wrote down an expense as ₹1005. That surprised us. Whenever she spends money on our behalf and we later reimburse the same, it is usually a small amount, almost always under ₹300. So we asked her, - “What did you spend one thousand and five rupees on?” She immediately replied in Marathi,“Nahin — ek she paanch.”(No — one hundred and five.) She…
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QMed Turns Eighteen: A Journey That Still Feels Like the Beginning

QMed Turns Eighteen: A Journey That Still Feels Like the Beginning

QMed turns eighteen on December 19, 2025.- The journey still feels like a beginning—though not a fresh one.- It feels like standing at the edge of a runway, ready and waiting to take off.- What we need now is - for the health sector to truly want to master literature searching. - To understand why it matters! Deeply!Together we can help Indian research "fly high - like a bird in the sky - like an eagle that rides on the breeze!" (ABBA) Where It All Began From 1999 onwards, I ran QMed as a Private Limited company offering a range…
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