10 Foods that Improve Memory and Focus!

Eating adequate diet is beneficial for both mental and physical health. The brain plays the role of a command center in our body, and just like every other body part, the brain also requires some specific nutrients to work efficiently. By incorporating specific nutrients in our everyday diet, we can improve our memory and focus.

Dr. Nidhi Sahai In Dietetics, Nutrition And Dietetics

10 Breast Cancer FAQs

Looking at the number of cases increasing day by day, it is not unusual to seek answers to a variety of questions about breast cancer. Surprisingly, a disturbing trend noticeable in our country is the younger age in which women are falling prey to this disease( <40 years) Breast cancer can originate in different areas of the breast including the lobules, the ducts, or in some rare cases, the tissue in between.Here are 10 breast cancer FAQs that will help resolve most of the doubts one has, related to this d

Dr. Geeta Kadayaprath In Surgical Oncology, Cancer Care / Oncology, Breast Cancer

Monkeypox: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

Monkeypox is a smallpox-like viral disease. The first case was discovered in 1958 when a pox-like disease occurred in monkeys undergoing research; therefore, the name of the disease is Monkeypox.

Dr. Sandeep Budhiraja In Internal Medicine

Meningioma Brain Tumors: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

A meningioma tumor can be a severe condition, as it typically occurs on the brain, which means it causes a number of other serious conditions. In most cases, these tumors can grow slowly or quickly, depending on the classification of being benign or cancerous. Fortunately, around 90% of these tumors are benign. However, just because they are benign doesn’t mean they can’t cause complications, especially if they continue to grow at a steady pace.

Dr. Amit Gupta In Neurology

Myomectomy plus a Hysteroscopic Myomectomy of a patient with multiple fibroids

A 36-year-old woman patient came to the OPD at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, with complaints of two previous miscarriages and a wish to conceive. She was obese, with a BMI of 30.

A case of complex Cervical Carotid Artery Stenosis

A middle-aged female with diabetes and hypertension came to Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh. She was brought to ER from another hospital and presented with complaints of headache and numbness over the left half of her body. Her MRI of the brain stroke protocol showed acute Ischaemic Infarct in the right thalamus and sub-thalamic region. Her angiography revealed critical stenosis (97%) of the ipsilateral right cervical carotid artery. She had a major risk of further stroke in future, considering the degrees of stenosis.

Radial Head Replacement of left elbow

A 27-year-old female came to Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, with severe pain in her left elbow, massive swelling and inability to use the elbow. On X-ray of the left elbow AP lateral view, a grossly comminuted fracture radial head was formed. It

Case of Reverse CART (RCA opened from left side)

A chronic smoker male was admitted to Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, with complaints of chest pain on exertion. The patient was first admitted to another hospital, where he was diagnosed with LM-TVD (LM=90% stenosis, LAD proximal CTO, LCX proximal 80% stenosis, RCA-CTO). The patient’s 2D echo showed LVEF=23%, and then he was referred to Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, for CABG.