Most people more or less understand what they have to do to if they see someone choking. But what’s the solution when we ourselves suddenly find our breathing is obstructed, and no one’s around to help? Here we publish the instructions for how to respond in this situation. It’s definitely worth reading them – one […]

People often think that a heart attack is the same thing as a cardiac arrest. This, however, is not true. In order to understand the difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest, it is first necessary to understand what happens in both of these processes. What is a heart attack? The heart is […]

Magnitude of the problem Suicide is among the top 20 leading causes of death globally for all ages. Every year, nearly one million people die from suicide. Risk factors Mental illness, primarily depression and alcohol use disorders, abuse, violence, loss, cultural and social background, represent major risk factors for suicide. Prevention Restriction of access to […]

World Mental Health Day raises public awareness about mental health issues. The day promotes open discussion of mental disorders, and investments in prevention, promotion and treatment services. This year the theme for the day is “Depression: A Global Crisis”. Depression affects more than 350 million people of all ages, in all communities, and is a […]

The Technological advances in transplantation have enabled thousands of procedures that benefit organ and tissue recipients worldwide. Transplantation benefits patients who need solid organs, tissues and cells by means of the development and improvement of surgical techniques, inputs, equipment and immunosuppressive drugs needed to this therapy. The number of kidney transplant performed has increased significantly. […]

Total Knee and Total Hip replacements are highly successful operations that can dramatically improve the quality of life of a person riddled with end- stage arthritis. An increasing number of people are having these now as the technology and expertise has become easily available across our country. At the same time, the rapid expansion of […]

Arthritis is not an unknown entity and has been around since prehistoric times. It’s incidence has however certainly seen a dramatic rise in the last few decades. There are various types of arthritis that may not be entirely preventable. Osteo- arthritis is one of the commonest types and occurs entirely due to mechanical reasons. This […]

‘Vaidyo Narayano Bhava’ is a well quoted Sanskrit phase which places a doctor at a similar pedestal as God himself. This is indeed the only profession in which someone’s body is entrusted to the practitioner. The evolution of science and technology however has brought about a steady decline in the divinity of the doctor- patient […]