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OPD or the outpatient department is a wing of the hospital where the patient can seek consultation with a general physician or a specialist to di...

Medical Records Department or the MRD is an essential part of a hospital or a healthcare setup which primarily stores records of the patients who...

An inpatient department or IPD is a unit of a hospital or a healthcare facility where patients are admitted for medical conditions that require a...

Intensive care unit (ICU) is that part of a hospital or a healthcare setup that is specially equipped to provide appropriate care to the patients...

A cesarean section is a surgery to deliver a baby when normal delivery or delivery through the birth canal (vagina) is either not likely or safe....

Tuberculosis is one of the most common chronic diseases causing death of many individuals across the world and this infection is caused by a bact...

Bipolar disorder is a condition affecting the brain which causes extreme shifts in moods and behavior of the affected individual. The affected in...

The cervix or the uterine cervix is the lower portion of the uterus (or the neck of the womb). It is the cervix that connects the main body of th...

Depression is a mental state of feeling low, sad or blue either constantly or periodically. Millions of individuals worldwide are affected with d...

The endometrium is a layer seen in women’s uterus. The uterus is an organ of the female reproductive system, which normally carries the foet...

During every visit to your doctor, your doctor initially checks your vital signs as they are the basic indicators of a body’s function. It is ess...

In the simplest of terms immunity can be described as the body’s ability to fight infection or any foreign body. Immunity is acquired at birth an...

Malaria is a parasitic infection which is transferred to humans by mosquitoes which are the carriers of the disease. The parasite causing Malaria...

Alcohol does not really need any introduction. It is the most widely used substance in the world, and has been for since time immemorial. Wh...

The placenta is a tissue interface in between mother and the developing baby. This placenta allows for uptake of nutrients and exchange of gases,...

Emergency department/ Accident and emergency and department of emergency medicine is one of the most important departments in a hospital or a hea...

Recently we came across a lady enquiring about heart surgery for her father. She had written to many hospitals in different countries. It was a v...

Medication error includes a wide spectrum of errors encompassing inappropriate or unsuitable medication use or patient injury while the heal...

Infections caught in the hospital are referred to as Hospital-Acquired Infections. The other name for a Hospital-Acquired Infection (HAI) is...

Colpoperineorrhaphy is the surgical repair of vagina and perineum (the space between vagina and anus) tears. Very simply put, it involves suturin...

Anesthesia is from the Greek word, meaning a loss of sensation. It is due to anesthesia, that major, invasive and painful procedures are bei...

Pneumonia caught in the hospital is referred to as hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP). The other name for a Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP)...

After surgery, you can definitely expect some minor bleeding from the surgical incision made by your doctor. But the problem arises when the...

Many patients across the world travel to foreign countries seeking more affordable and better-quality surgeries. Large corporate hospitals in dev...

A quack is a person who does not have adequate knowledge of a particular system of medicine but still practices in that system. He is a pret...

Undergoing a major medical treatment like surgery is a big decision. As a patient, we seek answers to several questions before making a decision....

Hypertension or High Blood Pressure is a silent killer or a chronic ailment that is linked with overall deterioration of health in an individual....

For many of us healthcare is something that is very complex to understand. Things become more difficult when it comes to navigating the system wh...

Surgeries are common. About 313 million surgical procedures a year are performed worldwide. But for many us, going under the knife is a big decis...