Authored by Dr. Vidyashankar P, Lead Consultant – Nephrology, Aster CMI Hospital According to Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP), India has nearly two million dialysis patients who frequently have to drive to a dialysis centres two-three times a week especially for haemodialysis as missing any session could be life-threatening for them. Amid the coronavirus scare, […]
By Dr. Meghana Reddy, Senior Consultant – Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield After testing positive for pregnancy, coping up with the sad news of miscarriage can be quite difficult for a parent to absorb the fact. Even though it’s been just few weeks or months, parents tend to emotionally bond themselves with the […]
By Dr. Sabina Rao, Consultant – Psychiatry, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road Teeth falling out? Lost in the wilderness alone? Being chased but can’t scream? When you suddenly wake up frightened from such disturbing nightmares, it can cause you significant distress and discomfort. From sensing all too real to playing on our deepest fears, bad dreams […]
Due to Covid 19 pandemic, frequent use of hand sanitizer and hand washing has become the new essential of our lives over the last six months. Hand sanitizer is a great supplement to soap and water but not a replacement; should use soap and water whenever possible as per Dr Ravi S – Consultant Dermatology […]
By Dr Mukta Nadig, Consultant – Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Starting or ending a pregnancy is a critical moment for a couple in their family planning journey. A pregnancy may end for many reasons including health conditions. In any which ways, the process can cause psychological distress for the mother, leading to […]
By Dr. MS Prasad, Dental Surgeon, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur It has been said that a person’s real happiness begins from the plate and is directed to the stomach, but most of us tend to forget the fact that it goes through the mouth which makes us realise the actual taste of the food. […]
Despite the challenges posed during these COVID-19 times, MGM Healthcare, a multi-specialty quaternary care hospital in the heart of the city, became the third hospital in the world to announce the successful completion of a critical bilateral lung transplant on a COVID-19 positive patient. This is Asia’s first known lung transplant on a COVID-19 positive patient […]
By Dr. Mridula P, Consultant- Ophthalmologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Walking around feeling like someone massaged your eyes with sandpaper probably isn’t your idea of a good time. Unfortunately, itchy eyes that come with dry eye, this feeling might just be fact of life. Dry eye is a condition that happens when your eyes can’t […]
By Dr. S Venkatesh, Lead Consultant, Interventional Cardiology, Aster RV Hospital The double whammy of an overwhelmed healthcare and a paralyzed economy are the twin heartaches that the SARS CoV2 virus has brought upon humankind. For heart disease patients and physicians who treat them there is a third jeopardy: the impact of Covid on heart. […]
Contributed by Dr. Sravya C Tipirneni, Consultant Dermatologist and Cosmetologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield Mask wearing is of utmost importance for all of us to protect ourselves and others during this time. As the world embraces this “new normal “maskne has emerged. Acne and irritation / flare-ups of pre-existing conditions on the area of the […]