Thecardiovascular system is the circulatory system of our body consisting of theheart, arteries, veins and capillaries. Its job is to circulate cleanoxygenated blood throughout the body and bring the depleted blood back forfiltering. Any disease or disruption to the heart and these blood vesselsresults in a cardiovascular disease (CVD) and we must know that the …
Socialmedia has a lot of clout on people’s lives. Most of us spend the majority ofour free time on platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.Obviously, being constantly connected and exposed to other people’s opinionsand ideas have a profound effect on how we view the world. In regards tocertain topics, even before we have …
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I triedto debate this in my head over and over again as to what had compelled thefamily to think that a 90-year-old had to be kept mobile? Was it really theconcern or the guilt that they weren’t doing enough for a 90-year-old to stayhealthy? A fewdays later, i had a conversation with a nurse at …
If you’vebeen thinking that rehabilitation is only for people who are seeking addictiontreatment then we suggest you pause and think again. Yourloved one has just undergone a surgery and is being discharged from thehospital. The next thing they want is to return to their normal routine. But aretheir bodies ready? Maybe not. And this could …
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If you thought medical errors were only restricted to hospitals, you are probablymisinformed. Globally,as many as 4 in 10 patients are harmed in outpatient settings with up to 80% ofthose medical errors preventable, according to a white paper released bythe nonprofit Foundation for the Innovation and Development of Health Safety. With ourformal health care system becoming …
Issac MV is the facility manager at Sukino healthcare but he is best known for his heroicefforts during the covid-19 lockdown in Bangalore. The lockdown threatened to leave the continuum care facility thatoffers post-hospitalization critical care to patients, paralyzed due to asevere shortage of supplies. But that did not deter Issac from jumping intoaction mode …
A visit to the hospital some time back changed my entire perception of life. My mother suffers from a host of chronic ailments. Primarily amongst them are the Neuro and Myocardiopathy issues due to which I happen to visit the hospital often. Most recently, she underwent a pacemaker insertion and the sight of multiple tubes …
