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In Sick Business, through personal accounts of patients, interviews with doctors and other medical professionals, and numerous reports, he unveils a chilling portrait of a healthcare system marred by vested interests, shady research, lax State intent, questionable ethics and general disarray. Overburdened public hospitals, expensive private healthcare, a rampant culture of quacks, the nexus between big pharma and doctors, a silent epidemic of surgeries and over-diagnosis-the book deals with such burning topics and more as it uncovers the truth behind the pristine façade of hospitals and the doctors who work within.

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After graduating from the prestigious Madras Medical College in 1989, Dr Sumanth Raman worked as a consultant physician in various hospitals in Chennai. Though medicine was his calling, he has always been interested in the broader aspects of healthcare, which led him to work with Tata Consultancy Services as a key member of their Healthcare Innovation team.

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