Oral health screening a must for everyone: NURA doctors

These check-ups need to go beyond mere visual inspection by a dentist BENGALURU / March 19, 2022: Oral diseases are one of the leading contributions to disability in India across all age groups. Dental cavities, oral cancers and gum diseases form a significant chunk of oral health problems among Indians. Though there is no baseline data […]

Bridging the Knowledge Gap to Better Kidney Care

Bridging the Knowledge Gap to Better Kidney Care

Article by Dr. Veerabhadra Guptha, Consultant – Nephrologist, Aster RV Hospital CKD (CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE) is one of the major non communicable diseases in India. World Kidney Day is held on the second Thursday of March every year in order to raise awareness on kidney disease, its prevention and the diagnosis and treatment gaps associated […]

IM UDAIPUR to hold a unique webinar on DIGITAL HEALTHSCAPE

IM UDAIPUR to hold a unique webinar on DIGITAL HEALTHSCAPE

– Rethinking Healthcare Management with Digital Solutions Udaipur, March 09, 2022: Indian Institute of Management Udaipur, one of India’s globally ranked & accredited premier B-Schools, today announced a unique collaboration of its Center for Healthcare and Center for Digital Enterprise in holding a webinar to examine digital solutions to effective healthcare management in India on March 16, 2022. The webinar […]

Bengaluru gynaecologist to perform live keyhole surgeries on women for national audience

Bengaluru gynaecologist to perform live keyhole surgeries on women for national audience

·       The surgeries, to be conducted by renowned laparoscopic surgeon Dr. Vidya V Bhat, will be livestreamed to over 3,000 gynaecologists in the run-up to International Women’s Day ·       The medical education workshop is being conducted in partnership with Zydus Nutriva ·       The objective is to encourage gynaecologists to opt for laparoscopic hysterectomy (removal of uterus) and myomectomy […]

A Routine Prenatal Ultrasound Can Identify Early Signs of Autism, Israeli Researchers find

New Delhi, February 18, 2022: Routine prenatal ultrasound in the second trimester can identify early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka Medical Center has found.  Researchers from the Azrieli National Centre for Autism and Neurodevelopment Research published their findings last month in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Brain.  The researchers […]

Understand the dangers of excess fat in women and how to maintain a healthy weight

Understand the dangers of excess fat in women and how to maintain a healthy weight

Article by Dr. Manjunath Malige, Chief Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Aster RV Hospital A healthy weight is the weight that is appropriate for your body type in terms of height, size, and other parameters. Being healthy for your weight entails following a healthy diet, getting enough exercise, getting enough sleep, and controlling your stress but maintaining […]

26 weeks baby successfully delivered at HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka

26 weeks baby successfully delivered at HCMCT Manipal Hospital, Dwarka

One of the youngest pre-term babies in North India Pre-eclampsia a condition causing birth defects, identified in the 18th week; medical intervention allowed for 26 weeks gestation. New Delhi | 10th February 2022: Doctors at HCMCT Manipal Hospitals, Dwarka successfully carried out a preterm delivery in the 26th week of pregnancy as the mother presented with a case […]

COLORECTAL CANCER: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Dr. B.S Ankit Nehra, Consultant Medical Oncology, HCG Cancer Centre, Jaipur Colorectal cancer is the fifth-most common cancer in India.  It refers to cancer of large intestine. Usual age of development of this cancer is sixty years and above. However, in developing countries including India there has been an increase in incidence among younger people. […]

9 different types of contraceptives

Article by Dr. Sunil Eshwar, Lead Consultant – Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Aster RV Hospital A woman can become pregnant if a man’s sperm reaches one of her eggs (ova). Contraception aims to prevent this by keeping the egg and sperm separate, by halting egg production or by preventing implantation.  Contraception can be used to prevent […]