Understanding liver cirrhosis: what you should know

Columns |  Views | 0 Comment | 16 Aug, 2019

There has been a paradigm shift in the dynamics of liver diseases in India in the last few years. Estimates indicate that these diseases affect 1 in 5 Indians and are the tenth most common ...Read more

Growing diagnostics market in India

Columns |  Views | By Dr Ravi Gaur | 0 Comment | 14 Aug, 2019

The diagnostic market in India is around Rs 75000 crore market divided into two parts -- private and government. Out of this Rs 75000 crore, Pathology and radiology in private sector is abo...Read more

Artificial Intelligence is driving the transformation in Healthcare

Columns |  Views | By Vikram Venkateshwaran | 0 Comment | 13 Aug, 2019

The future of healthcare in India will be determined by Artificial intelligence (AI). AI has the potential to enhance the capacity to process & store large amounts of data in an intelli...Read more

Day-time and Night-time Hypertension

Columns |  Views | By Dr M.Vishwanathan | 0 Comment | 12 Aug, 2019

Hypertension is a major contributor to cardiovascular diseases and controlling blood pressure (BP) by appropriate antihypertensive therapy is important to prevent it. The timing and amplitu...Read more

Genetics of Head and Neck Cancers

Columns |  Views | By Dr Vidya Veldore | 0 Comment | 30 Jul, 2019

Head and Neck Cancers refer to a group of cancers inside the mouth, nose and throat. The cancer types included in head and neck cancers are lip and oral cavity (upper palate, lower palate, ...Read more

Intense planning key to successful hospital refurbishment projects

Columns |  Views | By Praful Gupta | 0 Comment | 26 Jul, 2019

In the increasingly competitive healthcare landscape, continuous facility improvements are imperative for not just patient satisfaction but also to attract and retain top medical talent. Ev...Read more

Understanding what it means to be on the Ventilator

Columns |  Views | By Dr Sanjith Saseedharan | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

When the patient is unable to breathe well, the doctors would put the patient on a ventilator which will assist in his/her breathing. At times, the ventilator has to be used inside operatio...Read more

Tips to protect your child from viral infections

Columns |  Views | By Dr Ravi Gaur | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2019

A viral illness in children is any condition caused by a virus. The word ‘virus’ has its origins in Latin and means ‘poison’ or ‘toxin’. There many virus...Read more

Know about the uncertainty game before getting your sample tested

Columns |  Views | By Srinivasa Prasad G B | 0 Comment | 08 Jul, 2019

Often when we go to purchase fruits and vegetables, the number of items in our bag varies each time. The same weight can have difference in the number of items when taken from two different...Read more

Diabetic Foot Care

Columns |  Views | 0 Comment | 08 Jul, 2019

High blood sugar contributes to poor blood circulation. It can also damage nerves in your feet, a condition called neuropathy. Neuropathy can cause you to lose feeling in your feet, wh...Read more

Doctors Are Not to Blame for the Rot in Indian Healthcare

Columns |  News | By Dr Dharminder Nagar | 0 Comment | 27 Jun, 2019

Across the country, doctors have been striking work in recent weeks drawing our attention towards their plight in an inadequately resources healthcare system. The recent episode of an attac...Read more

Knowledge Upgradation of Primary level doctors can result in better healthcare outcomes

Columns |  Views | By Savitha Kuttan | 0 Comment | 25 Jun, 2019

If India wants to become an economic superpower, it needs to improve the state of its healthcare industry. In a country with a population of over one billion, primary physicians play a cruc...Read more

Government must use its second term to bring real difference in healthcare delivery

Columns |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Jun, 2019

An emphatic mandate from the people has given the Narendra Modi led NDA a historic second chance at the government. Most certainly, some of the last government's positive social and health ...Read more

How to keep common monsoon diseases at bay?

Columns |  Features | By Dr Prashant Borade | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2019

Monsoon provides you relief from the scorching heat. But, do you know that your immunity can go down during the rainy season? Every monsoon season, the risk of catching various diseases goe...Read more

Giving India a disease-free future through immunization

Columns |  Views | By Dr M Udaya Kumar Maiya | 0 Comment | 10 Jun, 2019

It has been more than five decades since vaccinations were introduced and their importance cannot be overstated. They have helped to protect the human race against infections, and even canc...Read more

Brain tumor can strike at any age, be Observant

Columns |  News | By Dr. Tejus M N Rao | 0 Comment | 07 Jun, 2019

The more knowledge we have acquired in the medical sciences; the more diseases we are coming across. While the increase in awareness has been a boon, the changing lifestyle is introducing u...Read more

Depression in Adolescents

Columns |  Views | By Tejaswi Shetty | 0 Comment | 03 Jun, 2019

Rhea is a 13 year old child studying in an IB school. When Rhea first came in for therapy she spoke about feeling empty and that nothing was making sense. She felt quite alone and didn&rsqu...Read more

Tobacco is hazardous to health, no matter the form

Columns |  Views | By Dr Neelesh Reddy | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2019

Tobaccos use, irrespective of its form, is a major avoidable risk factor for cerebrovascular as well as cardiovascular diseases. A generally floating misconception is that smoking is harmfu...Read more