Warning signs for complications in pregnancy: Knowing the Red Flags
The pregnancy period is normally a joyous, fulfilling and satisfying experience for most mothers and their families usually culminating in the safe delivery of a healthy baby marking the beginning of a new era in the family
The Black Death or Mucormycosis – A new concern in the COVID pandemic
Article written by : Dr Chandramouli Bhattacharya, MD (Tropical Medicine), MRCP (Ireland), Consultant in Tropical & General Medicine with Infectious Diseases Peerless Hospital We are more than a year into the Covid 19 pandemic in India and
Surgical emergencies in the time of Covid
Article written by : Dr Rudra Krishna Maitra MRCS (Edin), FRCS (Edin), MD (Univ of Nottingham) Consultant General & Gastro Surgeon Peerless Hospital Surgical emergencies are usually not caused by Covid and exist independently of the current
Asthma – Symptoms, types and diagnosis
Article written by : Dr Sanjoy Gupta, MD, FCCP Consultant Respiratory Medicine Peerless Hospital What is Asthma? Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. The inflammation of the airway tract causes difficulty in
COVID 19 – The fight against the deadly virus continues
Article written by : Dr. Sinchan Bhattacharyya Chief Executive – Medical Admin Peerless Hospital Cases of a form of pneumonia of unknown cause were first reported in the city of Wuhan, China in the month of December
Tuberculosis – The White Plague
Article written by : Dr. Sinchan Bhattacharyya Chief Executive – Medical Admin Peerless Hospital We have already discussed about a severe respiratory tract & lung infection – pneumonia caused by a bacterium in a previously published article.
Rabies Vaccine
Article written by : Dr. Sinchan Bhattacharyya Chief Executive – Medical Admin Peerless Hospital I still remember the story about a dog and his master, about which I had heard from my mother during early childhood. The
Tetanus toxoid vaccine
Article written by : Dr. Sinchan Bhattacharyya Chief Executive – Medical Admin Peerless Hospital I heard a story about a ghostly incident which had occurred in a village where my great grandmother lived. The story goes –
Varicella or chicken pox vaccine
Article written by : Dr. Sinchan Bhattacharyya Chief Executive – Medical Admin Peerless Hospital Airborne pathogenic organisms are seen to cause mild to severe infections since time immemorial. At present, we know about many airborne diseases which
Pneumococcal vaccine
Article written by : Dr. Sinchan Bhattacharyya Chief Executive – Medical Admin Peerless Hospital Microorganisms are said to be the first form of life on the face of the earth. The possible existence of unseen microbial life