Sushree Sahu I am 28, female, financially independent, emotionally dependent and single. These are the parameters that define my overt and, more truly, my covert personality. And when I wonder, each of these parameters singly, and in combination has had a profound impact on my living and, more likely consequences of my parental living conditions. […]Read More
Dr Binay Kumar The World Hypertension Day, observed on May 17 every year, helps people realise that hypertension or high blood pressure is a preventable and controllable condition. Moving blood exerts force on the arterial wall this is called blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is a force when heart beats and diastolic blood pressure is […]Read More
Covid-19 pandemic has become an emerging global health crisis affecting everyone, especially the marginalised sections of the communities. This sudden outbreak and the lockdown has already created an enormous medical and financial burden on dozens of migrant labourers, daily wage earners, farmers and informal sector workers and has left them struggling for managing even a […]Read More
Today is World Thalassemia Day World Thalassemia Day is celebrated on May 8 every year to commemorate thalassemia victims and encourage the ones who struggle to live with the disease. An inherited blood disorder, thalassemia causes the body to have less haemoglobin than normal. Haemoglobin enables the red blood cells to carry oxygen. Thalassemia can also […]Read More
May 8 is the day to celebrate the bravery and achievements of the volunteers and staff of the Red Cross and Red Crescent around the world, whose life-saving and life-changing services ensure they keep the commitment to humanity every day. Today is the World Red Cross Day. World Red Cross Day is widely known to honour the […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha It is perhaps carelessness and lack of awareness on our part that has been the major deterrent in our staying healthy and safe. Why would otherwise we need the Prime Minister to launch Mission Swachh Bharat for our benefit? Why should he be worried about our cleanliness, our welfare and our safety? Why […]Read More
Dr Avi Kumar It is believed that asthmatic patients will be at a higher risk when it comes to the novel coronavirus. An asthmatic patient has a highly inflamed and restricted airway. As a result of which breathing becomes difficult. The presence of a virus in such a situation would lead to more inflammation. Therefore, […]Read More
Dr Rajesh Kumar There is no denying of the fact that this lockdown period and pandemic not just reflect apprehensions in physical health but financial crises, relationship issues and disruption in jobs with stress falling somewhere in between all such important aspects of life. The feelings of negativity have suffused every corner of life, be […]Read More
Team L&M As the country continues with Covid-19 lockdown, Fortis Healthcare has rolled out online consultations for patients in 23 hospitals across the network in India. The step was conceived to continue patient care services without risking the health of patients or doctors. Both tele-consults as well as video consult services have been running successfully […]Read More
Diksha Remember how much you hated those curry leaves every time you ate a spoonful of sambhar with the crunchy dosa or vada at the famous South Indian joint in your neighbourhood. Left a strange taste, didn’t it? Little did you know back then that these leaves are rich in vitamin A, B, C and […]Read More