Dr Intezar Mehdi, Director and HOD, Paediatric Haemato-Oncologist and BMT Specialist, HCG Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru. For many years, thalassemia treatment was only about blood transfusions. While transfusions remain essential and life-saving for patients with severe cases of thalassemia, they are only a part of managing the condition but not
The prevention first campaign urges India to stop normalizing symptoms and start taking health seriously before small signs become bigger concerns Redcliffe Labs' preventive-first national brand campaign goes live on 21st May as an integrated marketing campaign across all channels, OTT, digital, social media, and
A 5-year-old German Shepherd, on the verge of death and already advised euthanasia, was brought to The Small Animal Clinic, Pune, in a critical condition with severe kidney failure. Just when hope was fading, timely treatment helped revive him, saving his life, avoiding euthanasia and
Dr. Vidyashankar Panchangam, Director & Lead Consultant, Nephrology, KIMS Hospitals, Bengaluru. Kidney disease is also referred to as a “silent condition,” which means that most people are unaware of the signs and symptoms of kidney disease until it is in advanced stages. Although blood tests are commonly used
Dr. Divya Sahitya Nambala, Fertility Specialist, Nova IVF Fertility, Visakhapatnam The age range for menopause is in the early fifties, but increasingly, women are entering menopausein their forties and a few before the age of forty. But this is not just a nuisance in terms of
Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited (“Dr. Lal PathLabs”), one of India’s most trusted diagnostics brands, today announced the launch of Sovaaka, its new-age Diagnostic Experience Centre in Gurugram. The launch event was graced by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Haryana, Shri Nayab Singh Saini. Built on the philosophy
90% of smokers are unaware of their health status, often neglecting to monitor their blood pressure and blood sugar levels, which puts them at a much higher risk of suffering a stroke Smoking not only harms your lungs and heart, but it also increases the risk
Dr. Sameeta Mercy Prabhu, Consultant - Paediatric Neurology, Rainbow Children’s Hospital When we think of stroke, we usually imagine it affecting older adults — but children, even newborns, can have strokes too. Paediatric stroke affects nearly 1 in every 2,000 children, and timely recognition makes all
Dr. Topoti Mukherjee, Lead Consultant - Nephrology & Kidney Transplant , Aster Whitefield Hospital We often focus on blood work for diagnostics, but urine tests hold great power — sometimes uncovering things that blood alone cannot. Early kidney and tubular changes Urinalysis can detect protein or
Severe toxicity, extreme fatigue, and high levels of ammonia and lactic acid An 18-month-old baby girl from Suddapalle village in Kadapa district, born to a couple in a consanguineous (blood-related) marriage, was recently saved from a life-threatening condition by doctors at KIMS Kurnool. Two days before
