World Health Day 2018: Universal Health Care for all

Blogs |  Features | By Vishal Bali | 0 Comment | 06 Apr, 2018

Universal Health Care has become a fundamental principle guiding much of Public Policy and Healthcare Services in countries around the world. The basic premise of this construct is to allev...Read more

Good oral hygiene can prevent life-threatening diseases

Blogs |  Features | By Dr. Nivedan Kumbi | 0 Comment | 30 Mar, 2018

The most neglected part of our health is usually our teeth. Most of us are unlikely to visit a dentist until the problem is really serious. A nagging toothache that will not go away is the ...Read more

The common disorder called NAFLD

Blogs |  Features | By Dr Prasanna Shah | 0 Comment | 27 Mar, 2018

Liver is an organ that processes food we eat, stores energy and provides the body with a healthy immune system.  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a very com...Read more

Tonsils and adenoids do not always follow the rules!

Blogs |  Features | By Dr Dillon Dsouza | 0 Comment | 17 Mar, 2018

The Adenoids are two small lumpy balloon like tissues behind the back of the nose and throat. They are part of the lymphatic system which is lots of piping and tubing around the body with l...Read more

The complex nature of STDs

Blogs |  Features | By Dr Duru Shah | 0 Comment | 05 Mar, 2018

Casual Sex, sometimes with a partner one hardly knows, has become a common feature in modern society, especially amongst those who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. Having a different sexu...Read more

The Biological Therapy of Cancer

Blogs |  Features | By Dr. Pradeep Mahajan | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2018

Cancer, the big C, is a dreaded word for patients and medical professionals alike. In simple words, cancer refers to abnormal, uncontrolled growth of cells. Many cancers are not detected or...Read more

The rising concern of Hepatitis B

Blogs |  Features | 1 Comment | 23 Feb, 2018

Hepatitis B virus {HBV} infection recognized nearly 40 years ago with the identification of the Australia antigen, remains a global health problem. It is estimated that 2 million people wor...Read more

The burden of Organ demand

Blogs |  Features | 5 Comment | 21 Feb, 2018

Organ transplantation for end stage kidney, liver, heart and lung disease is one of the biggest success stories of 20th Century medicine. The year 2017 marked the 50th anniversary of the wo...Read more

Women and Tobacco

Blogs |  Features | 0 Comment | 03 Feb, 2018

Women are catching up with men in every field and even surpassing them in some. Today women have outperformed men in many fields and one of them is tobacco consumption. According to studies...Read more

PCOS is a lifestyle disorder

Blogs |  Features | 0 Comment | 12 Dec, 2017

Among the many lifestyle disorders that are prevalent today, PCOS is one of the reasons for a lot of stress among the youngsters. Renowned aesthetic dermatologist Dr. Sadhana Deshmukh talks...Read more

Revolutionising stone disease management

Blogs |  Features | 0 Comment | 01 Dec, 2017

  Stone disease has been known to affect the human race ever since its existence. The incidence and the prevalence have increased of late with wide regional variations, roughly 4 &nda...Read more

The endless applications of Digital Pathology

Blogs |  Features | 0 Comment | 27 Nov, 2017

What exactly is Digital Pathology and does India need it? Yes. Why? What purpose will it solve and what value will it add to patient management? From simply remotely viewing patient slides,...Read more

Lack of sleep & stress- A vicious cycle

Blogs |  Features | 1 Comment | 23 Nov, 2017

I believe stress is ubiquitous and in this jungle of modern living we have forgotten to pause and wonder how it affects the very body that we all strive to maintain. The onset of diseases i...Read more

Using Logistics to bring down health care costs and improve services

Blogs |  Views | 0 Comment | 26 Oct, 2017

Owing to various reasons, including lifestyle, there has been a surge in health related issues and medical cases among the general population. This has consequently led to an increase in th...Read more

Take corrective steps on an urgent basis

Blogs |  Views | 0 Comment | 22 Sep, 2017

Some recent reports and news about healthcare sector are alarming as they bring into focus two important angles – growing disease burden on one hand and sharply contrasted inadequate ...Read more

Politics of people’s health

Blogs |  Views | 1 Comment | 22 Aug, 2017

The US Senate’s rejection of ‘skinny repeal’ of Affordable Care Act (ACA), popularly known as ‘Obamacare” is not merely a political issue. The defeat is very n...Read more

GST and Pharma industry : FICCI Views

Blogs |  Views | 1 Comment | 30 Jun, 2017

On behalf of the Pharmaceutical Industry, FICCI would like to state that providing quality healthcare at affordable prices is the stated policy of the Government of India.  Industry me...Read more

Mapping human health

Blogs |  Views | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2017

What exactly is good health? People mostly realise what good health is when they fall sick.  Defining good health is thus essential, as being planned to do by Verily, Google’s fo...Read more