Incidence of hip and knee osteoarthritis is increasing in India. Increasing longevity, urban lifestyle combined with obesity are the main causes of knee arthritis. Hence, the need of patients requiring joint replacement surgery is also on a steep rise. Rheumatoid...
Regular and sufficient good-quality sleep is of vital importance to maintain healthy physical and mental health. Sleeping is like getting your body recharged for the next day. "OSA (Obstructive sleep apnoea) is hugely underdiagnosed condition even today" Sleep disordered breathing...
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders with hugely varied presentations. There are about 70 million people with epilepsy worldwide and of these 12 million people live In India. Traditionally, our perception of seizures is limited to the...
Osteoporosis is a systemic disease characterized by low bone mass and micro architectural deterioration of bone tissue leading to increased fragility of bone and consequently increased fracture risk. Commonly affected bones which are vulnerable to fracture are the vertebral column,...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of death across the world. Nearly 150,000 people die per day worldwide, based on the latest comprehensive research that was published in 2017. Of these 48,742 die of cardiovascular disease.Studies have...
The current pandemic has affected all cross sections of the society from medical professionals to working population to senior citizens. Even children, students have not been left out. In fact, they are ones whom we need to concentrate on. The...
World Breastfeeding Week started in 1992, with annual themes including healthcare systems, women and work, the international code of marketing breast milk substitutes, community support, ecology, economy, science, education and human rights. World breastfeeding week celebrated from 1st - 7th...
At a time when there is a huge gap between the number of people waiting for corneal transplant and donors , the least we can do is to pledge for Eye donation and increase awareness. The National Eye Donation Fortnight...
Historically the first deceased donor renal transplant was performed at the KEM Hospital, Mumbai in 1965 followed by another in 1966 and then in Varanasi in the early 70’s. After a gap of almost thirty years it again picked up...
28 July is celebrated as World Hepatitis day to mark the birthday of Nobel prize winning scientist Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who discovered Hepatitis B virus. Viral Hepatitis is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As per the WHO...
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