New Delhi | 11th April 2023: Manipal Hospital, Delhi successfully corrected the genu varus deformity in a 16-year-old female patient. The patient presented to the hospital with complaints of progressive deformity in both knees and difficulty in walking. After a thorough clinical examination, it was determined that the patient had deformity in both femur and tibia, which […]
Bengaluru April 6,2023: The World Health Day is celebrated annually on April 7th to raiseawareness about global health issues and encourage people to take action towards improving theirhealth. This year, the theme is “Building a fairer, healthier world” with a focus on achieving healthequity and addressing health disparities.As part of this effort, it is crucial […]
Dr. Sunil Eshwar, Lead Consultant – Laparoscopic Surgeon, Aster RV Hospital Fertility preservation is an emerging field that provides the opportunity to maintain reproductive health to all those who have to receive medical treatment or want to preserve their gametes to postpone childbearing, age related fertility preservation. What is egg freezing??? Egg freezing is a […]
April 4th, 2023: Statins are the most commonly used medication in lowering blood cholesterol, prescribed to tens of millions in the Western world. Statins act through inhibition of the enzyme HMG CoA reductase. Nearly 20% of statin users develop muscle symptoms (“statin myopathy”) including weakness and pain. In about 1%, this myopathy is severe and does […]
High homocysteine level is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease Bengaluru / 30th March 2023: India accounts for about 60% of the global heart disease cases despite having less than 20% of the global population, according to public health estimates. Not just this, high rates of obesity and high blood pressure among younger people are […]
Date, 4, 2023 – February 4, 2023 is World Cancer day, which focuses on the prevention, research and treatment of cancer. The first ever completed clinical trial facilitated and organized by DKMS that may be practice changing for patients suffering from AML (acute myeloid leukemia). Patients in urgent need of a stem cell transplant could be […]
Dr. Vinod Kumar, Consultant – Nephrology & Renal Transplantation, Aster RV Hospital Lot of prominent personalities in India from various fields (cinema, politics) have undergone kidney transplantation surgery in the last few years. A very famous senior politician from Bihar has recently undergone kidney transplantation in Singapore with daughter being the donor. Since then, there […]
BENGALURU / February 2, 2023: Obesity can lead to the development of 13 different types of cancer. People with obesity or severe obesity are 1.5 to 4 times at risk of developing cancers like Oesophagus, Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Colorectal, Gallbladder, Kidney, and Thyroid. This was said by Dr. Tausif Ahmed Thangalvadi, Medical Director at NURA, a collaboration […]
January 30, 2023: Anti-aging creams, shakes, exercises, you name it, you can read about it online. However, what does science have to say about aging? Ben-Gurion University of the Negev life sciences researcher Dr. Debra Toiber has uncovered what seems to be a key preventive measure of DNA breakdown, which many believe causes aging and neurodegenerative […]
Dr Sunil Kumar Prabhu, Senior Consultant Dermatologist and Aesthetic Physician, Aster RV Hospital Winter is particularly a challenging time for skin and normal individuals and those with skin disorders face a difficult period. The prolonged chill with reduced humidity impairs our skin barrier function and leads to loss of water from skin that makes the […]
