Kidney, Urinary, Gastro Intestinal, Liver

Renal cell carcinoma is the most common type of adult kidney cancer, making up about 85% of diagnoses. And yet it is rarely talked about.  Kidney Cancer is also an area which has seen significant progress in treatment options. Key takeaways from the webinar are given below.  An expert panel talked about kidney cancer and answered questions and concerns that patients have. The panelists are Dr. KL Jayakumar, MD Radiation Oncology. Professor and HOD, Sreemookambika Cancer center,…

A panel discussion with Dr Rajan Ravichandran and Dr Arun Gupta highlighted the need for better product labeling and regulatory changes around advertising and marketing of processed foods. For parents to be aware of the link of salt, sugar and ultra processed foods with diabetes, hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease in children. (Video below) Participants: Aparna Mittal, Founder , PatientsEngage (AM) Dr Rajan Ravichandran – Senior Nephrologist (RR) Dr Arun Gupta – Pediatrician (AG) AM : Why…

Dr. Ajit M Vaze, senior urological surgeon and past President of Urological Society of India, talks about the two main prostrate problems faced by men, prostate enlargement and prostate cancer, and recommends tips for keeping a healthy prostate. What are the common prostate problems? Diseases of prostate can be divided broadly into cancerous and non-cancerous. The commonest of non-cancerous problems of prostate is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) — also called prostate gland enlargement.…

क्या आपको कभी-कभी अपनी पिंडली की मांसपेशियों में या पैर के अंगूठे में अचानक ऐंठन होती है? इस लेख में डॉ. शीतल रावल पैर की ऐंठन की समस्या के कारण बताती हैं और इस समस्या से छुटकारा पाने के लिए कुछ टिप्स देती हैं पैर में ऐंठन ज्यादातर व्यक्तियों द्वारा अनुभव की जाने वाली एक सामान्य लेकिन हानिरहित स्थिति है। (कनाडा और अमेरिका में मुख्य रूप से इस स्थिति को चार्ली हॉर्स कहते हैं)। यह समस्या अकसर पिंडली के क्षेत्र में मांसपेशियों के अचानक दर्दनाक संकुचन से होती हैं। ऐंठन कुछ सेकंड से लेकर कुछ मिनटों…

Samiir Halady, has lived with Chronic Kidney Disease for 20 years and is now a transplant recipient. He shares how he balances the challenges of living with his work and his love for trekking and travel. And the secret ingredients that keep him going. Please introduce yourself Samiir I am Samy or Sam (as my friends address me). I have been doing peer counselling for last 15 – 16 years and from 2020. I drive some of the initiatives of the Amar Gandhi Foundation. I am a sensitive, emotionally…

Shruthi Meera Shankar, 36 from Bangalore has been tackling Pancreatitis for the last seven years, a condition that has changed the course of her life. She discusses here how she has learnt to live with an almost incurable condition which increases her risk of Pancreatic Cancer. Please tell us a bit about the health condition you were diagnosed with and when you were diagnosed? Since 2013 I’ve been living with and managing Pancreatitis, although it was first diagnosed in 2014. Pancreatitis is an…

एजीएस इस बात का एक अच्छा उदाहरण हैं कि किसी को स्वास्थ्य की स्थिति से अभिभूत नहीं होना चाहिए। वे अपनी समस्या से घबराए नहीं, इसके बजाय, उन्होंने इसके लिए खाद्य पदार्थों के अनेक संयोजनों को आजमाया ताकी वे जान पाएं कि उनके शरीर के लिए क्या अच्छा है। उन्होंने स्थिति को खुद संभाला और वे इस विषय में विशेषज्ञ बन गए - अब वे दूसरों को बता सकते हैं कि वे क्या कर सकते हैं। कृपया हमें अपनी स्थिति के बारे में थोड़ा बताएं: दिन में कभी भी पेट में 5 मिनट से लेकर एक घंटे या अधिक तक बिना किसी स्पष्ट कारण के…

Dr. Pankaj Deshpande, Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist shares advice on dietary suggestions for good kidney health for all children What children should be drinking and what they should not? How much and when? This is an important aspect of kidney health. A good balanced diet is required but many of us have forgotten what a balanced diet is! 1. Avoid a high salt intake   It not only causes fluid retention and increases the risk of hypertension (high blood pressure) but also may lead to…

Dr. Pankaj Deshpande, Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist talks about urinary bladder issues like bedwetting and urinary tract infection and how they link to Kidney Disease. Previously in Part 1 we talked about the issue of kidney stone among young children.  What is nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting) ? Till what age is it considered acceptable? As children grow, they achieve bladder control. By the time they are 3 years old most children will have achieved control of the bladder in the day…

Dr Pankaj Deshpande, Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist sheds light on common kidney related issues in children - a topic that few people are aware about. In Part 1, he focusses on Kidney stones. And in Part 2, he will talk of urinary bladder issues. What are the most common nephrologic issues amongst the pediatric population? The words children and kidney disease seem incongruous to most people. The first reaction on mentioning any kidney illness in babies or children is that they never…