Dr Ashwin Mallya is trained in general, gastrointestinal surgery and also hepatobiliary surgery. He currently works at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. He has an MBBS (gold medalist), MS and MRCS Ed (Member of Royal college of Surgeons of Edinburgh). He is passionate about saving lives and medical writing and wants to help improve the state of organ transplantation in India.
Mr K P Gupta (name changed on request), a retired 63-year-old executive from Delhi came to us with a complaint of having to strain during urination. During his routine annual blood tests, he was found to have a raised PSA value …
February 4 is World Cancer Day
Being diagnosed with cancer can be traumatic but what you have to realise is that it’s not the end of the world. Cancer like all other diseases is very treatable. The theme of World Cancer Day …
The liver is a highly under-appreciated organ. In the post, I'll try and explain what the liver does, the diseases which can affect it and end with tips to maintain it in top shape.
Your liver is a one and a half kg organ that …
In India, 2 patients succumb every three minutes to TB disease. Urban metros like Mumbai with have it worse because of poor hygienic condition and widespread poverty. Despite our best efforts to control this disease, mortality …
Life is unpredictable. Nothing can be taken for granted and least of all - one’s health. Though maintaining a healthy lifestyle and getting regular health check-ups will go a long way in preventing emergency situations, …
