A diagnosis of cancer is more often than not a sentinel event in someone’s lifetime. There are several challenges to be faced in such an event like choosing the right treatment, dealing with side effects, absence from social life, financial constraints and family issues including challenges for the caregivers. The most important risk factor for […]
Dr Mukta Nadig, Consultant Obstetrics and Gynecology department, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Awareness and information about any disease is the biggest tool that we have in recent times to fight against any disease be it something as major as cancer. Cancer has continued to terrify people across the globe just by its name. Cancer has many forms […]
Dr. Sherly Ganesh, Chief Dietician, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal Thousands of people take supplements hoping for health benefits from weight loss to muscle building, without knowing the adverse effects on the health. When body building supplements came into the market, the supplements were taken for building a healthy body and the desire to improve overall […]
It can never be stressed enough how sensitive infants are. Their bodies and immune systems take time to adjust to the new world that they are born into, which is why they are more prone to catching infections and require utmost attention and care. Hence the onus is on the parents to be very closely […]
Columbia Asia Hospital, Sarjapur Road conducted a two-day live workshop to telecast complex skull-based surgeries to ENT surgeons and Neuro Surgeons across Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh. In the two-day event, the participating surgeons attended a series of lectures, witnessed cadaver dissection and live telecast of 3 complex base of skull surgeries in the hospital. Around 75 ENT surgeons, Neurosurgeons […]
A novel Coronavirus (nCoV) is a new strain that has not been previously identified in humans. The Corona viruses usually cause illness ranging from the common cold to diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). Globally around 25 countries are facing the wrath of this novel virus and […]
Abdul Razak (Name changed), a 38-year-old from Oman had a condition, where his left leg was 6cms shorter than his right since his childhood. This made him uncomfortable while walking and could not walk for a longer distance. The patient working for a private firm, was frustrated and depressed with his condition as he had […]
We constantly stress on taking care of our hearts as it is the most crucial organ of our body to stay alive. But what if the heart has an issue at the time of birth itself? It is an extremely worrisome scenario. When a baby is born with a defect in the heart, it is […]
Our body is all that we have with us till we live and losing any part of it can be traumatizing not just cosmetically or physically but also mentally and emotionally. That combined with the dreadful disease of cancer is what has made breast cancer a very taxing experience. However, Dr. P.S. Venkatesh Rao, Columbia […]
The rapid diffusion of newer technologies in surgery in a digital era has transformed the approach to surgeries, more so in gastrointestinal procedures being approached using robots. Robotic technology has revolutionized and resolved many of the drawbacks of advanced laparoscopic procedures, with precision and finesse. The 3 D vision with high definition and resolution and […]
