February 2023, Mumbai: A woman from Kandivali offered her husband a new lease on life this Valentine’s Day by donating one of her kidneys. 46-year-old Shivani Mittal volunteered to donate her kidney to her husband Tanuj (48) who has been suffering from chronic kidney failure for four years due to diabetes. After two bouts of […]

Dr. Bhakti Gajjar, Consultant Neurologist, HCG Hospitals Ahmedabad People who live with migraine know the actual grief they bring in – rattling auras, throbbing pain, nausea, pain in the eyes, and seeing spots of flashlights, sensitization to various environmental factors. It may look like just another kind of headache for a common person, but people

– Dr Bimal Chhajer, Director, SAAOL Heart Center. Attributing to an increase in changing lifestyle, people often miss out on taking care of their health as a result of which there is an exponential increase of non-communicable diseases among the middle-aged population in the last decade. There is a rise in the incidences of diabetes,

 by Dr. Ravi Kumar C P, Consultant – Paediatric Neurology, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore Every year on the 2nd Monday of February, International Epilepsy Day is celebrated globally to raise awareness about the disease. This year the theme for International Epilepsy Day is ‘Stigma,’ which aims to highlight the stigma that people living with epilepsy

Dr. Vinod Kumar, Consultant – Nephrology & Renal Transplantation, Aster RV Hospital Heat stress is a condition that results when the body temperature exceeds the individual’s ability to dissipate that heat which is typically above 104 degrees Fahrenheit of body temperature and when humidity is greater than 70%. It includes heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat

Mumbai: Delays in the areas of communication/language, motor skills, problem-solving, or social and adaptive behavior are some of the developmental issues that are commonly seen in children. Paediatricians are witnessing a significant increase in developmental delays in children post-pandemic. The aim was to create awareness regarding developmental disorders in children and adolescents on the occasion

Mumbai-Thane:- According to the data shared by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecast and Research (SAFAR), of the 92 days between November 1, 2022 and January 31, 2023, Mumbai has recorded ‘poor’ and ‘very poor’ AQI in 66 days. The data also states that of the total 92 days, Mumbai has recorded ‘good’ and

Doctors at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi NCR’s leading healthcare provider, performed India’s first Orthotropic Renal Transplant surgery to save life of a 43-year-old retired police officer suffering from end stage kidney disease. A team of doctors led by Dr Anant Kumar and his team Dr. Manisha Dassi, Dr. Shailendra Goel, Dr. Vimal Dassi, and

Bengaluru, February 2023: Solis Health has inaugurated its first Cancer Support Centre in Brunton Road, near MG Road in Bengaluru. The Solis Health Cancer Support Centre, the first of its kind in India, offers comprehensive and empathetic support for anyone touched by cancer, including: ● Emotional Support such as individual counselling and support groups, to

By Dr. Aditya Gupta, Director, Neurosurgery and Cyberknife Centre, Agrim institute for neurosciences, Artemis Hospital Tumors of the spinal cord, due to its hard-to-access locations, pose a major threat to life. And as the tumor grows, it affects the spinal cord, gradually. Depending on the location and the type of tumor, the severity may vary