Impact of Telemedicine: The healthcare industry mostly functions on physical interaction with a doctor-checking the pulse, using a stethoscope and diagnoses for the possible signs and symptoms. Now, such practices are largely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak has created numerous challenges on traditional healthcare. Due to worldwide lockdown, people have not
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder in which a nerve cell activity is disturbed leading to a seizure or periods of unusual behaviour and sometimes loss of awareness. Epilepsy is the fourth common neurological disorder in the world. Both males or females can suffer from epilepsy irrespective of ethnicity or age. Anyone including children can develop
Cardiac bypass surgery is one of the most invasive and major surgical procedures. Following an open cardiac bypass surgery, the time taken for wound healing and patient getting back to work ranges between 6-8 weeks. A minimal invasive approach to this major surgery has opened the doors for faster recovery and smaller wound without the
Laparoscopic surgery Laparoscopy surgery is a ‘minimally invasive surgery’ which incurs small incisions, usually not more than ½ inch. It uses a long and slender device called a laparoscope which is inserted into the abdomen through a small incision. A camera attached to it allows the obstetrician–gynaecologist (ob-gyn) to view the abdominal and pelvic organs
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease which obstructs airflow from the lungs. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the most common conditions that contribute to COPD. COPD increases the risk associated with COVID-19, affecting the respiratory system and damaging the lungs. COPD Symptoms: Fever Fatigue Cough Expectoration Shortness of breath COPD Risk
Jaundice is a yellow discoloration of a newborn baby’s skin and eyes. Jaundice in newborn babies is a common condition and occurs because the baby’s blood contains an excess of bilirubin a yellow pigment of destroyed red blood cells. Why newborn babies develop jaundice? Jaundice usually occurs in almost all newborn babies on the day
Arthroscopy is studying inside of a joint with a small size telescope with rod-lens system. It allows minimally invasive surgical treatment of joint problems. Over the last three decades like in other fields of medicine, minimally invasive surgery is done to solve joint problems and it has become a very popular treatment modality. Injuries of
The most common problem faced by children is acute gastroenteritis or diarrhoea which means kids will have vomiting and loose motions. First I would like to emphasise on the severity of this disease. In developing countries like India this is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in children under 5 years of
