World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025 A Beginning Shrouded in Fear (1986) When India detected its first HIV cases among sex workers in Chennai in 1986, the country was unprepared. Public knowledge was minimal. Testing was rare. Stigma was overwhelming. But the moment marked the start of one of the…
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The Culture of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses in Medicine: Power, Pitfalls, and the Way Forward
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses sit at the top of the evidence hierarchy in modern medicine. They promise clarity in an increasingly crowded landscape of primary studies. For clinicians, policymakers, and researchers, they represent a single, powerful synthesis of the best available evidence. Yet, beneath their scientific rigour lies a fascinating…