Dr. Gagan Brar, Senior Consultant, Critical care medicine, Aster RV hospital Malaria, a disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite and transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes, continues to be a significant public health challenge in many parts of the world. Despite concerted efforts to eradicate it, malaria persists in certain countries, posing a threat […]
The Unseen Impact: COVID-19 and Steroids Transforming the Landscape of Hip Surgeries
Dr. Kumardev Arvind Rajamanya, Head of Department (HOD) & Lead Consultant – Orthopaedics, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru Doctors are seeing an increase in instances of Avascular Necrosis (AVN), a disorder that causes the destruction of bone tissue, particularly in the hips, following COVID-19. What’s more shocking is that this is happening to a far younger […]