Kolkata surgeon removes whopping 11.6 inch gallbladder, second longest in India Deepanjana Sarkar3 April 2019 6:00 PM ISTKolkata: A Kolkata based surgeon removed India's 2nd longest 11.6 inches gall bladder from a 61-year old woman. The extracted gallbladder stayed...
Protocol for ultrasound scan to detect Multiple Pregnancy: Dr Vidhya Moorthy Deepanjana Sarkar2 April 2019 7:03 PM ISTAn update to care and management of multiple pregnancy- Dr Vidhya MoorthyThe incidence of multiple pregnancy is 9 per 1000 live births in India. This...
Consumption of food fried in reused cooking oil may increase cancer risk Deepanjana Sarkar1 April 2019 8:28 PM ISTConsumption of food fried in reused cooking oil may increase cancer risk which includes breast cancer, lung cancer and liver cancer.It is now proven...
Breakthrough-Faster light adaptive contact lenses coming soon Deepanjana Sarkar1 April 2019 7:25 PM ISTIt is a breakthrough-Faster light adaptive contact lenses coming soon.The first-of-its -kind photo chromatic contact lens with transition Light...
Cancer Risk: One bottle of wine alike 5 cigarettes per week for men, 10 for women Deepanjana Sarkar1 April 2019 7:05 PM ISTIt is now known that wine is not entirely safe.Drinking a bottle of wine weekly is as bad as smoking 5 cigarettes for men and 10 cigarettes per week...
Woman reports allergy to water- a rare case of aquagenic urticaria Deepanjana Sarkar1 April 2019 6:00 PM ISTUnited Kingdoms: A unique presentation of water allergy has put doctors in a dilemma. A woman presented an extraordinary condition claiming her skin...
PERSPECTIVE: Diabetes management with SGLT2 inhibitors changing directions- Dr Anoop Misra, Dr Amrita Ghosh Deepanjana Sarkar31 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTThere have been remarkable changes in the treatment of type 2 diabetes during the last decade. Focus has shifted from older class of drug (except...
Thanks to Genes-This woman in Scotland has no pain sensitivity, lives Pain free Deepanjana Sarkar31 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTThanks to Genes-This woman in Scotland has no pain sensitivity, lives Pain-free.The woman can feel virtually no pain due to a mutation in a previously...
Milk consumption may increase risk of Parkinson's Disease, finds new study Deepanjana Sarkar29 March 2019 7:25 PM ISTMilk is widely consumed by people around the world. However, a cohort study revealed that consumption of more than 40 ml/day milk may increase the...
Uterus Didelphys (Double Uterus): Woman gives birth to twins ONE MONTH after first delivery Deepanjana Sarkar28 March 2019 6:00 PM ISTThe didelphys uterus, commonly known as the double uterus is Mullerian Duct Anomaly which is characterized by complete failure of the Mullerian ducts...
ACC/AHA Guidelines on CVD Prevention: How Aspirin Prescription should be in India-Dr Ashok Seth Deepanjana Sarkar27 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTRandom Prescriptions of Aspirin for primary prevention of heart disease may put patients at bleeding risk unless individualized- Hence Individualized,...
C Section deliveries in India- Too many for rich,very few for poor Deepanjana Sarkar27 March 2019 8:20 PM ISTOnly 2.2% of C-section deliveries are happening in rural parts of India while the proposed standard by the WHO is 10-15%. However, the situation is...
