Health Essentials
15
Mar
2023
The best ICU in Ponda, Goa – The Savaikar hospital
Akash, a businessman from Ponda, Goa, had been feeling down for a few days. However he ignored it due to his busy schedule. One day, while working from the office,…
17
Feb
2023
Appendicitis
23-year-old Rashmi always had a healthy lifestyle. As a young volleyball player, she kept herself active and enjoyed her time on the field. A few weeks back, she returned home…
25
Jan
2023
Haemorrhoids
Haemorrhoids, better known as piles, are not just physically painful but can often bring a lot of anxiety. Most people, especially women find it rather embarrassing to discuss it, leave…
24
Jan
2023
Pilonidal sinus
While 26-year-old Suneel had been a cab driver for 3 years, of late he started to feel pain in his natal area when sitting. Initially, he thought that it was…
23
Jan
2023
Anesthetist finds way to ventilate patient with neck deformity
The chief anesthetist at Savaikar Hospital, Goa, shares her experience of intubating a man with a tilted windpipe. About 4 in every 100,000 people have neck movement restriction, a condition that…
19
Jan
2023
Goa surgeon removes stone from puss oozing gallbladder
Staff writer | GDCS 28 Oct, Goa For two months Shekhar Mayekar was fed on antibiotics to calm the inflammation in his gall bladder. When the pain and distress continued…