Thoughts, expressions and musings

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

2025: A Year of Disasters or a Year of Beginnings?

Image
  Today, I sat down to write this article because my heart feels unusually heavy, weighed down by a deep-seated anxiety triggered by an endless stream of alarming news. Wildfires consuming forests, volcanic eruptions displacing communities, earthquakes shaking the foundations of lives built over decades, tragic plane crashes, and heartbreaking images of wars displacing millions, each headline adds another layer of unease. This heaviness extends into economic uncertainty. Friends, family, and colleagues grapple with job losses driven by recession, geopolitical tensions, and a technological wave, artificial intelligence, that promises incredible innovation yet disrupts traditional employment models. Every day, another crisis headline emerges, fueling our collective anxiety. Compounding these challenges is the rapid spread of misinformation in our hyper-connected digital age. Social media amplifies both genuine news and baseless rumors at lightning speed. Astrology influencers confide...
Read more

The Wisdom I acquired in this Pandemic – a little dose of positivity amidst unpredictability

Image
    I have been in ‘lockdown’ for months now, although it was not exactly a lockdown in the country and state where I stay. It was basically a ‘stay at home order’ which was not as strict as a lockdown, but I have kept myself confined to my house in the past few months, not even going out for groceries, since currently we can order them online, thanks to the online grocery services!. I will not deny that I am scared to even step out of my house in the current situation, not to mention that since I am an epidemiologist, I thoroughly understand the importance of social distancing and following it myself very religiously.  I will also admit that I am getting paranoid and anxious about my health and my loved ones’ health, grocery shopping, cleaning etc. which I guess most of us are in this current scenario, thanks to all the misinformation and over exaggerated information floating around all over the internet and media. As scientific as I am, I do not deny tha...
Read more

Beyond the Crisis: Reinventing Public Health for the Next Generation

Image
  A Crisis of Uncertainty, Not Purpose   Right now, it’s hard not to feel discouraged. Across the U.S., public health departments are facing shrinking budgets, hiring freezes, and painful layoffs. I’ve seen friends and colleagues, some of the most dedicated professionals I know, lose their positions. I’ve felt the stress ripple through my own work as an epidemiologist and public health consultant. For many of us, especially those who gave everything during the COVID-19 response, this feels like a harsh and confusing reward. But as painful as this moment is, it’s not a signal that public health is failing. It’s a signal that public health is evolving. We've Been Here Before: A History of Grit and Ingenuity Public health has never had it easy. When Dr. John Snow traced a cholera outbreak in 1854 to a single water pump in London, he had no lab, no funding, and no real institutional support. What he did have was curiosity, data, and a deep concern for his community. From t...
Read more