Picking the right hospital for your healthcare needs is very important. Your choice of hospital has a big impact on preventing infections you can catch while there. In this blog, we’ll talk about how to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections and what to consider when choosing a hospital. What Are Hospital Infections and Why …
In a world where being faced with the challenge of ongoing pandemics and viruses has become the general norm, the global Medical Tourism industry wants to take the chance to emphasise on how important it is to take care of your health, especially by ensuring you regularly get health check-ups done starting from an early …
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In our family, we often hear comments like, “You have your mother’s eyes” or “You look just like your grandmother.” Family resemblance often brings a sense of nostalgia and comfort, but have you considered the less visible aspects we inherit from our families? One of these aspects is the risk of lethal diseases such as …
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It is common knowledge that with advancement in research and identification of diseases, there is a directly proportional increase of advanced treatment methods. Healthcare specialists are relying on robotics more frequently than before and one such monumental robotic treatment procedure is the Cyberknife. So what is Cyberknife? It is a procedure that targets and cuts …
Cancer. A disease caused when abnormal cells divide uncontrollably, spread to organs and destroy surrounding tissues, one of the most dreaded diseases of today. A disease that does not discriminate based on age, gender, religion, or caste. There is an ever growing advancement in the fields of research and treatment, as well as raising awareness …
Stuttering. Stammering. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, it is to speak or say something, especially the first part of a word, with difficulty, for example pausing before it or repeating it several times We have all come across someone who has difficulty speaking, stuttering their way through life. It could be a sibling, a classmate, …
Let us start by defining what Medical Value Travel, or Medical Tourism actually is. It is the process of traveling to countries that have lower costs and higher quality healthcare in comparison to a person’s place of residency. Medical Tourism has been around since medicine itself. People have opted to travel far and wide in …
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Although the physical aspect of health is generally what comes to mind when we talk about being fit and healthy, it is important to remember that it both affects and is affected by the …
‘Seva’ (सेवा). Service. ‘Athithi Devobhava’ (अतिथि देवो भवः). “ Guest is God ”. These are the principles that are deeply rooted in Indian culture and customs. Following these age old values, the government of India has planned to introduce a ‘Heal in India’ initiative which focuses on establishing the nation as a global leader in health …
