Docs prescribe good communications to help patients deal with difficulties

Gynaecology and obstetrics, paediatrics, surgery, internal medicine, psychiatry, orthopaedics and anaesthetics are the sectors of medicine twins Ashiq and Ishq Pramchand, 25, have travelled through during the past year as interns at King Edward VIII Hospital.

What stands out as they learn medicine in wards and operating theatres versus university lecture theatres, is the importance of communication.

“A doctor must be empathetic and make the patient feel comfortable,” Ishq told the Independent on Saturday after he and Ashiq had just knocked off