Dr Bimal Chhajer, ex-consultant, AIIMS, New Delhi, and Director – SAAOL Heart centre. Heart attack is a cause of blockage of blood flow through the blood vessels due to plaque build up that breaks down into clots. While the heart has to work harder to pump the blood throughout, excessive work on the heart muscle […]

Dr. Satish, Consultant Medical Oncologist, HCG Cancer Centre Ranchi Cancer is a disorder that involves abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells that disrupts the surrounding healthy tissues and spreads across the body. While the signs vary widely and may be asymptomatic in certain cases, the most common symptoms of cancer are abnormal lumps, unexplained fevers,

by Dr. Chethana D, Consultant – Rheumatology, Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease wherein your immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues of the body causing inflammation. In RA, joints of the hands, wrists, feet and knees are mainly affected. Typically, the disease causes your joints to swell and shows

India, December 23, 2022: Hyderabad-based CARE Hospitals group, one of the largest multi-specialty hospital networks in India, today announced its partnership with StanPlus, India’s largest medical emergency response platform, to deliver an efficient Emergency Response Service across Hyderabad. As part of this partnership, the five branches that are Banjara Hills, Nampally/Malakpet, Hi-Tech City, and Musheerabad

Mumbai, 22nd December 2022: Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC), a leading multi-organ transplant centre in Asia, performed 2 uterus transplants proctored by Prof. Dr Jiri Fronek Head of Transplant Surgery Department, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic. Uterus transplants are a new modality that gives hope to young women who are suffering

Successful Kidney Transplantation Surgery At Wockhardt Hospital, Nashik Nashik: We hear stories of unbreakable brother-sister bonds. Another incident that strengthened this bond further took place in Nashik’s Wockhardt Hospital wherein a sister gifted a new life to her brother by donating her kidney. Nephrologists Dr. Anirudha Dhokare and Dr. Shyam Pagar at Wockhardt Hospital, Nashik,

By Dr. Abhishek Pilani, MD Dermatologist, Founder- Assure Clinics We all lose hair from time to time, but it is good to know when routine hair loss translates into something more serious. Our hair grows and perishes in phases, and everything from nutrition and stress to hygiene and beauty products have a role to play

Bengaluru, 2022: A 63-year-old mother, Nasreen (Name changed) from Sudan, North Africa, was given a new lease of life by her 28 years old son as a kidney donor at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore. She came to Aster CMI Hospital for kidney transplantation with her youngest son as a potential blood group compatible donor. She

Dr Nikhil Mehta, Consultant Surgical Oncology, HCG Cancer Centre Jaipur The anatomy of the human body is all about vital organs and their optimum functioning for overall well-being. But many other organs like muscles, fat, blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves, and soft tissues play an equally important role in keeping our body moving and performing

Dr Arvind G Kulkarni, Head of Mumbai Spine Scoliosis & Disc Replacement Centre, Bombay Hospital, Mumbai In India, more than 5 crore people suffer from osteoporosis, and with age the bone mineral density decreases leading to thinning of bones. This raises the risk of bone fractures, especially in the spine. Though thinning of the bones