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Jul, 2020
After 12 Surgeries Over 25 Years, 57-Year-Old Woman Walks Freely Again - Apeksha News Mrs. Linda R. Kotak, a 57-year-old lady, came to consult with Dr. Girish L. Bhalerao at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road about one month ago, for…
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Jul, 2020
While we are reeling under the effects of the covid-19 pandemic, let’s not forget about viral hepatitis which can be lethal for your liver. Every year World Hepatitis Day is commemorated on 28th July to create awareness about viral hepatitis and why vaccination against it is important. But do you know why? Well, because according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), viral hepatitis B and C can affect 325 million people…
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Jul, 2020
Thirty five days after a COVID positive man was admitted to hospital, the 64-year-old walked out of the hospital a recovered man. On June 12, the family of Parel resident Ramesh Parab, was running from one hospital to the…
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Jul, 2020
Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is to do nothing. This is true for the Queen of England, and neurosurgeons with the latest technology and research at their fingertips. If this was your father, what would you do?” I asked a few members of my team in an exercise I regularly indulge in to evaluate decision-making. A 78-year-old previously healthy man had come in with a large hypertensive haemorrhage in…
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Jul, 2020
In Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated India’s first plasma bank at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) to ease access to plasma that is being used as a trial to treat Covid-19 patients. The rising demand for plasma among the patients…
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Jul, 2020
The tumor size 3.5 X 1.8 X 1.8 cm compressed the nerve roots of his lumbar region in the spine and led to impending Cauda Equina Syndrome. A team headed by Dr Girish L Bhalerao, Consultant Orthopaedic Joint Replacement(Arthroplasty), Sports Medicine (Arthroscopy) & Spine Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, and Dr Ashwin Borkar, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, successfully removed a 40-year-old man’s spinal cord tumor with utmost surgical skills…
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Jul, 2020
Skin lose its glow and moisture in the winters so it becomes extremely important to maintain your skin especially in this dry season. Homemade remedies are the best because they are effective and do not have any kind of…
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Jul, 2020
Keep your mask on until you have finished your trip, errand or work shift. You can remove it outside, once you are away from others, or in your car on your way home. Don’t forget to bring your mask inside to be cleaned. If you wait to take your mask off until you have returned home, it may be easier to put it directly into the laundry. What’s the best…
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Jul, 2020
Key Tips: · Teach your children the importance of social distancing, hand hygiene and washing their toys often. · Keep them engaged with indoor activities to stimulate their brains. · Good mental and physical health should be your top priority for the…
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Jul, 2020
Eating the Right foods for a healthy heart will only show its benefits if consumed at the right time. An average human being consumes food for 16-17 hours a day. Our intestines need to ‘sleep’. If we continue eating, all that food just piles up,” Dr Ravi Gupta, Cardiologist, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Healthy diet must be eaten in accordance with the Circadian rhythm to enhance its nutritional benefit. The circadian…
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