Phimosis, Circumcision in Children
Phimosis… in Children… What is it? It’s the inability to retract the foreskin of the penis. Is it a disease or is it normal? It’s a normal phenomenon in young babies, where the foreskin gets separated slowly from the underlying penis generally by around 4-5 years. A child with a non-retractable foreskin but without symptoms […]
Omicron
On 26 November 2021, WHO designated the variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern (VOC), following advice from the WHO’s Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution. The variant was given the name Omicron. Omicron is a highly divergent variant with a high number of mutations, including 26-32 mutations in the spike protein, some of which were […]
Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and also the primary cause of mortality due to cancer in female around the World. About 1.38 million new breast cancer cases were diagnosed in 2018 with almost 50% of all breast cancer patients and approximately 60% of deaths occurring in developing countries. Although the incidence rate was […]
What is Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation” (PM&R), also known as “Physiatry” or “Rehabilitation Medicine”, branch of modern medicine which aims to enhance and restore functional ability and quality of life to those with physical impairments affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons or physiological functions. Rehabilitation can help many body functions, including […]
‘The silent tsunami facing modern medicine’ – Antimicrobial Resistance
The fight against infections caused by microorganisms especially bacteria has seen many ups and downs ever since the introduction of penicillin in the 1940s. Micro-organisms have survived thousands of years by their ability to adapt to antimicrobial agents via spontaneous mutations or transfer of genes responsible for antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs naturally over […]
Hospital Infection Control
In order to provide better and safer hospital facilities for its patients and personnel, JSS Hospital has adopted a programme of infection control called as ‘Hospital Infection Control programme’ involving all sections of the hospital community. HICC Composition HICC should include wide representation from all relevant disciplines or departments in the facility. Important members of […]
Jaundice In Pregnancy
Pregnant women develop jaundice due to various reasons. One of the causes being gall bladder stones and common bile duct stones. We report having treated four pregnant women with jaundice due to bile duct calculi, managed by ERCP and biliary drainage. After delivery patient underwent laparoscopic gall bladder removal. Multiple studies have shown that at […]
COVID Vaccine for Pregnant Women
Pregnancy does not increase the risk of COVID-19 infection and most pregnant women will be asymptomatic or have mild disease. But their health may deteriorate rapidly due to covid disease and that might affect the well-being of the fetus. Hence it is important that they take all precautions to protect themselves from acquiring COVID-19, including […]
Common Myths and Facts About Lactation Nutrition
“Mothers and babies form an inseparable biological and social unit; the health and nutrition of one group cannot be divorced from the health and nutrition of the other.” -World Health Organization Myth: If you don’t have enough milk with first baby it will be same with next baby Fact: This is not true. The breast usually develops […]
Rare diseases are not Rare!!!
When the baby is born, the first thing people say is he/she has a close resemblance to father or mother. Rare Genetic Disease: The RARE genetic disease comprises approximately 7,000 different diseases affecting more than 300 million people worldwide. In the world, every minute, ten children are born with rare genetic diseases. Why does this […]