If you ever remind a cigarette smoker of its impending risks of lung cancer, often you are scoffed at with “there are so many non-smokers, who get lung cancer…I might as well smoke”. Well! they aren’t completely wrong. A non-smoker may also get lung cancer due to second hand smoke, pollution and carcinogens (eg. asbestos)…
Summer is here and with rising temperature, it’s not only the unbearable temperature that can harm you but also bring a host of diseases. In India, Summer is the warmest season in a year with March and June usually being the hottest weather. Heat is something that affects the whole body, including skin, eyes and…
Currently, procedures involving stem cell applications to correct blindness are few and far between. However, there are signs indicating that it could become as common as cataract surgeries. India and many of the developing third-world countries today face serious issues stemming from a large proportion of the population falling prey to blindness. The numbers scale…
Traditionally, doctors often used to depend on the description of the symptoms by the patient for diagnosis and treatment. This was atime when doctors used insight & experience without modern diagnostic tools and hoped that the diagnosis did not miss the mark. From the onset of the 1900s when X-Rays was discovered by Roentgen and…
Healthcare has come a long way. It’s one of the most important fields that have a constant innovation churn which affects both sides of the equation- the patient and the doctor. Smart health, preventive care and telemedicine are taking center stage along with innovation in gene therapy and prenatal care that are positively affecting patient…