Team L&M World Brain Day 2025 (July 22) is being observed globally with the theme, “Brain Health for All Ages,” . It highlights the importance of brain health at every stage of life, from before birth through childhood, adulthood, and old age. On this occasion, Dr. Samir Parekh, Senior Neurologist at Apex Group of Hospitals, […]Read More
Dr Rajesh Bendre Right from one-size-fits-all to personalised treatment, precision medicine is reshaping healthcare by involving genetic, lifestyle, and environmental data to be able to guide diagnosis, prevention, and therapy. Understanding the importance of precision medicine in healthcare. It is indeed transforming diagnostics into a more personalized, accurate, and proactive tool in modern healthcare. Precision […]Read More
Dr Praveen B. Joshi Men’s reproductive health is mostly an overlooked topic, and among it sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is the most overlooked one. STIs can significantly impact men’s fertility, often without showing any visible symptoms. Understanding UTIs STIs are infections that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact, including vaginal, oral, […]Read More
Team L&M Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Vice President of CSIR, Dr. Jitendra Singh, has inaugurated the state-of-the-art Phenome India “National Biobank” at the CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB) in the capital. The newly launched facility marks a significant stride towards building India’s own longitudinal health database […]Read More
Team L&M In a groundbreaking leap for sickle cell disease (SCD) care in India, the country is simultaneously pushing the frontiers of high-tech gene therapy and rolling out ultra-affordable diagnostic tools, as part of its ambitious mission to eliminate the disease by 2047. Gene Therapy Enters Indian Labs For decades, treatment for sickle cell anaemia […]Read More
Dr RV Raghunandan The diagnosis of a brain tumour usually triggers significant anxiety in the minds of the patient and the family. Given the brain’s central role in controlling cognition, emotion, and bodily function, this sense of fear is understandable. Yet, it is important to recognise that not all brain tumours carry the same prognosis […]Read More
Dr Pratik Surandashe In the aftermath of the Ahmedabad plane crash, a wave of grief and anxiety has swept across the nation. While the loss faced by the victims’ families is immeasurable, this tragic incident has also left a deep psychological impact on the wider public. Conversations in households across the country reveal a rising […]Read More
Team L&M Mental health issues such as stress, burnout, and emotional exhaustion are becoming common among medical practitioners in India, who regularly face long work hours and high patient load. The warning signs were already visible in a 2020 study published in the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, which revealed that nearly 1 in 4 […]Read More
Dr A Satya Completion of cancer treatment is a significant medical milestone. It signifies therapeutic success but also initiates the next critical phase—systematic recovery. This phase involves targeted efforts to restore strength, stabilise immune function, and manage post-treatment physiological and psychological effects. Recovery is not automatic; it requires structured intervention and close clinical monitoring. Fatigue […]Read More
Team L&M Traditionally seen as a condition affecting women, varicose veins are now increasingly being diagnosed in men aged 25-45. Various lifestyle factors such as prolonged standing or sitting, lack of physical activity, obesity, and even genetics are contributing to the growing number of male patients. Just like in women, timely management in men is […]Read More