Awareness

Just the mention of a “bypass surgery” is enough to generate gasps of shock and surprise. With the advancement in the field of medical science and the sophisticated surgical instruments being used nowadays, bypass surgery has a success rate…

What is Rarest Blood Group Bombay Blood Group? It is the Rarest Blood Group first discovered in Mumbai (then Bombay) in the year 1952 by Dr. Y.M Bhide and that’s how it got its name. How was it discovered? This incident happened when…

Bulimia nervosa is a psychological eating disorder characterized by repeated episodes of overeating and an obsession with the control of body weight. It is based on the patient’s dissatisfaction with their body image. While they fear…

Leprosy disease is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, and transmission is thought to be either via the respiratory route or through direct contact with an infected organism. Infection by the bacteria doesn’t immediately mean…

Is there a cure for cancer? This is a very complex question.  Cancer is not a single unit.  It is comprised of numerous individual diseases that are formed together because of the abnormal proliferation or growth of certain cells.  Also,…

The industrial revolution changed everything a few centuries ago. Now everything is affected by the digital healthcare revolution. The opportunities for interdisciplinary digital healthcare research bringing together computer science to…

Over a thousands and millions times every year many of us turn to a new type of online software called Symptom Checkers to try to self-diagnose medical symptoms. It can be either to get counsel on whether one should rest at home until…

Misuse of prescription drugs means taking a medicine or dose in a manner other than approved by the doctor or physician; taking someone else’s medicine, even if it is for a genuine medical complaint such as pain; or taking a medication to…