Medanta The Medicity, Gurgaon

#MedantaSpecial: Menopause And Osteoporosis, Are They Related?

Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones which is commonly seen in the age groups 35 and above. Osteoporosis means ‘porous bones’, which is also one of the indicative microscopic features of this illness. It weakens the bones, making way for easy...

#MedantaSpecial: Lung Cancer Screening In India

The lung is an essential organ in the human body, responsible for taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide. They are in the chest cavity and two in number. Screening is a technique which utilises diagnostic tests to check for diseases which...

#MedantaSpecial: Medulloblastoma – A Rare Brain Tumor

Medulloblastoma is a cancerous tumour of the brain and the central nervous system, most commonly seen in children. It originates from the back of the skull, mostly the cerebellum. The cerebellum is responsible for our movements, muscle coordina...

#MedantaSpecial: Bone Marrow Transplant: Why Do You Need It?

The hip and thigh bone comprises a spongy substance which contains stem cells. This substance is known as Bone Marrow. A bone marrow transplant or a stem cell transplant is the removal of damaged or destroyed bone marrow and replacing it with h...

#MedantaSpecial: Postmenopausal Hypertension: A Cause of Concern

Everyone is very familiar with what Blood pressure is. High blood pressure or hypertension is the increased force with which the blood hits the blood vessels, causing problems related to the heart shortly. It is recorded in studies that one in ...

#MedantaSpecial: Radiation Therapy As a Cancer Treatment

The incidence of cancer in our country has been increasing with time. The Government of India has highlighted four cancers on preference, namely, Breast cancer, Cervical Cancer, Oral cancer and Lung Cancer. They collectively form 41% of the can...

#CrediTalk: An Interview With Dr. Amit Misri on Pediatric Cardiology

Pediatric Cardiology is a branch of medicine that covers all the aspects of heart diseases in infants, children, and adolescents. Parents may have some doubts or concerns related to Pediatric Cardiology. To answer those doubts, we had a convers...

#CrediTalk: An Interview With Dr. Rajneesh Kapoor on Interventional Cardiology

As we know, Interventional Cardiology is a branch of Cardiology in which special techniques are used to diagnose the disorders related to blood flow, as well as, pressure in the coronary arteries and chambers of the heart. It includes various t...

#CrediTalk: Getting Into The Details of Liver Transplant

Liver transplantation is a process of replacing a healthy liver in place of a diseased one. However, it is not as simple as Doctor Google makes it sound. To have our doubts cleared, we interacted with Dr. Amit Nath Rastogi (Senior Consultant, I...

#CrediTalk: Understanding Liver Transplant By Dr. Arvinder Singh Soin 

A few decades ago, the idea of organ transplants was merely an idea. Medical science has advanced to the point where organs, like the heart, kidney, and liver can be removed and replaced for the healthy survival of a person. A liver transplant ...

#CrediTalk: Dr. Rajiv Parakh On Peripheral Vascular and Endovascular Diseases

In India, around 10 million people are affected by Peripheral Vascular disease. Also, as it is one of the important causes of morbidity in India, this disorder is going to be a major health problem in our country, especially among the age group...

#CrediTalk: Dr. Niraj Gupta’s Take on Heart-Health and Interventional Cardiology

The human heart is a complex and chief organ for survival. In our attempt to understand the importance of heart better, we spoke to Dr. Niraj Gupta. He is currently practising as an Associate Director of Interventional Cardiology at Medanta Hos...

#CrediTalk: A Discussion About Haemato Oncology With Dr. Ashok Kumar Vaid

Dr. Ashok Kumar Vaid is the Chairman of Medical and Haemato Oncology at Madanta Hospital. He is a Medical Oncologist by profession. He has been treating a variety of cancers at Medanta from the past 10 years. He takes care of a wide spectrum of...

#CrediTalk: Know All About The Liver From Dr. Sanjiv Saigal

We got in touch with Dr Sanjiv Saigal (Director, Transplant Hepatology, Medanta The Medicity) to help us inform you about the organ – Liver. Here’s everything you need to know about Liver, its functioning, diseases, treatment and preventi...

#CrediTalk: Dr. Praveen Chandra Talks About Interventional Cardiology

Interventional Cardiology is an advanced branch of heart care. Patients with heart diseases can avoid surgery and choose this method of treatment. Under this, doctors can treat a heart condition by using a catheter (a thin tube) without doing s...

#CrediTalk: A Discussion About Gynecological Surgeries With Dr Sabhyata Gupta

In conversation with Dr. Sabhyata Gupta to share her views and answer a few of our questions. Dr. Sabhyata Gupta is Head of the Department of Gynaecology and Gynae Oncology at Medanta The Medicity. She is the first woman to perform robotic gyna...

Credihealth Hall of Fame – Cardiology Hospitals in India

India is emerging as a hub for world class medical facilities. Indian doctors are leading practitioners in the field of medicine across the globe, also patients from different parts of the world are coming to India for treatment. Cardiology tre...

Important Questions to Ask Your Cardiologist About Angioplasty

A recent study reveals that loneliness, which was previously linked to a compromised immune system and premature death, can increase the risk of a stroke or coronary artery disease by a staggering 30%. While factors causing health ailments seem...

Understanding & Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects

Chemotherapy is a medical procedure, commonly used for the treatment of cancer. Even though chemo destroys the rapidly dividing cancerous cells in the body and makes it healthy again, the journey to getting healthy is challenging and lined-up w...

Doctor’s Opinion: 300+ Drugs Banned in India

Recently The Health Ministry announced a list of over 300 fixed-dose combination drugs banned in India due to certain ‘risks’ they have on the body. These include ban on common drugs prescribed by over 80% of the doctors in India. The list cons...