Bangalore, January, 12, 2021 – A 62-year-old, senior citizen from Tamil Nadu diagnosed with Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and a 40-year-old congenital heart patient from Jharkhand received a new lease of life, thanks to the joint efforts of a team of doctors at Aster Hospitals, Bangalore and KIMS Hospitals, Hyderabad who conducted the challenging bilateral lung transplant and combined heart […]
By Dr. Hirenappa Udnur, Consultant- Pulmonologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Do you know more than 90 per cent of the world is living in places where the air pollution levels exceed the levels set by the World Health Organisation? The highest burden of air pollution is on the South East Asian and Western Pacific regions. […]
By Dr. Jyotirmay S Hegde, Consultant-ENT, Head and Neck Surgery, Columbia Asia Hospital, Whitefield Are you feeling off-balanced or experiencing sudden feeling of dizziness or losing focus?These might be frightening sensations one can get. Though thesensation may last for only few minutes, it can make people sick and limit their motion. Commonly known as vertigo, […]
By Dr.Srividya S, Consultant – Internal Medicine, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur December, the time of the year that calls for celebration, it’s the vacation season. Many of us make travel plans for the vacations, visiting friends and relatives or just go exploring to a new place.This year with the pandemic, people were initially more […]
Dr. Harsha Chadaga – Senior Consultant and Head of Radiology, Columbia Asia Radiology Group, Columbia Asia Hospitals Radiology has come a long way since the discovery of X-rays in 1895 and now has a central role in better diagnosis and monitoring of patient. The capabilities of medical imaging has seen rapid advancements in the last […]
By Dr Ravichandra Kelkar, Consultant – Orthopedics, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Work from home has lasted for almost a year now. Many companies have already decided to continue this concept either permanently or for a few more months. The biggest concern here is the working style which has been adopted by us. How many of […]
By Dr. SushanthShivaswamy, Consultant, Neonatology, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield The impact of COVID 19 virus has changed the way we live and work. Although, peoplenow have come to terms with the ‘new normal’, the fear of the virus had led patients to avoid hospital visits. This has led to interruption of routine vaccination visits and […]
Dr. Vishakhadatta Mathur Kumaraswamy, Consultant- Neurology, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road Epilepsy, a neurological problem that affects people of all age group is the 4th largest chronic disorder globally. Characterized by unpredictable seizures, this can affect the day today life of a person leading to other health problems. With various kind of seizure types, epilepsy […]
A tumor is a challenging diagnosis, and things can become even more challenging when wrongly interpreted, treatment delayed, or the treatment received is irrelevant to the condition. In 2018, Sampath, a 47-year-old from Bangalore started having frequent episodes of weakness and bone pain along with walking difficulties. Little did Sampath know that his symptoms were […]
By Dr. Hirenappa Udnur, Pulmonologist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Hebbal Amid fear and uncertainties, Covid 19 pandemic has given us a less polluted environment. The lockdown imposed throughout the country has improved the air quality over the past few months. However, post the relaxation of lockdown, the pollution levels are increasing due to people taking out […]
