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By Proma Ajoy Shil
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For a very long time, opinions on the subject of "Religion and Medicine" have diverged. Additionally, the ancient Greeks frequently viewed illness as the result of insulting the gods. Better wellbeing and prosperity relied upon offending the Divine beings. However, the customary "father of medication," Hippocrates procured this moniker contending that disease didn't have a Heavenly source. The three most pervasive monotheistic religions on the planet — Christianity, Islam, and Judaism — all have a rich history of explaining the reasons for sickness and illness as well as the legitimate job of medication in strict practice. Many healthcare workers also struggle to uphold their own ideas of what appropriate patient care should include while also striving to respect the patients' and families' religious and spiritual views. According to a study published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics, atheist or agnostic doctors are nearly twice as likely as profoundly religious doctors to make judgments that they believe would expedite the end of a critically sick patient's life. Research has proven that doctors who have a strong religion are less inclined to discuss this form of treatment with the patient in question. The findings are based on a postal survey of over 8500 UK doctors from a variety of specialties, which was aimed to determine the impact of religious belief – or lack thereof – on end-of-life care. Neurology, geriatric care, palliative care, and other specialities where end-of-life decisions are likely to emerge were among those considered.Religious doctors were much less likely than other doctors to have addressed end-of-life care options with their patients. Religious and spiritual beliefs can have an impact on patient experiences and treatment decisions. Individuals may approach medical issues in very different ways based on their religious beliefs and traditions. Personally, religion and spirituality have a positive effect on patients' health. Religion may have a good impact on the patient and their family by providing hope when it is most needed.
Everyone needs someone to depend on and something to believe in through stressful and difficult times.
It may have a positive impact on those who believe that when they or their loved ones die, they go to a better place and that even a small amount of comfort can help them overcome their grief. Religion should not be completely isolated from the medical sector. Of course, tampering with medicine by religion has drawbacks. It is wrong when a person's religious beliefs prohibit them from seeking necessary medical care. I think that while religion could have a beneficial effect on medicine, it shouldn't get in the way of medical care.
Finally, religion and medicine should coexist to some extent.
This entails offering spiritual support to patients rather than actively interfering with medical treatment. Religion and personal beliefs can be helpful when used to aid a patient who has lost hope or is beginning to fall into despair, but religion should not be at the core of medical therapy since it may interfere with some of its performances that could save someone's life
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