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Dr. Manvir Bhatia, Senior Consultant in Neurology and Sleep medicine, says that the pandemic has severely affected the crucial sleep-wake rhythm of people impacting their mental and physical health, leading to chronic insomnia. She highlights the role of sleep in building immunity and recommends some tips for better sleep. We have been hearing and reading about an increase in the number of people suffering from disturbed sleep patterns and poor quality of sleep due to Covid-19. Have you seen a…

Unofficial statistics from India indicate that there are nearly 300 deaths every day due to organ failure, translating to more than one lakh deaths per annum. Its time to step up and do what we can do something to save lives You Too Can Save Lives #SaveLives #OrganDonationAwareness #Donate #LiveOn Over the next few days, we will do a series of webinars to address all your questions and concerns on Organ Donation as a donor and as someone waiting for a transplant You will also…

अंग विफलता के कारण भारत में प्रतिवर्ष 100,000 से अधिक मौतें होती हैं। यदि पर्याप्त अंग दाता (ऑर्गन डोनर ) होते तो इनमें से अधिकांश मौतों को रोका जा सकता था। जया जयराम, प्रोजेक्ट मैनेजर मोहन फाउंडेशन अंग दान संबंधी सवालों और गलत धारणाओं को संबोधित करती हैं और वास्तविकता क्या है, यह बताती हैं। वे हम सबसे आग्रह करती हैं कि हम सब को अंग दाता बनना चाहिए। यह अनुमान है कि दस लाख से अधिक भारतीय हर साल अंतिम चरण अंग विफलता (एन्ड स्टेज ओर्गन फ़ेल्यर) से पीड़ित होते हैं, जबकि एक वर्ष में सिर्फ लगभग 10,000…

Usha Jesudasan, who is affected by polio, diabetes and breast cancer and is an author of many self-help and inspirational books, rationalises how Covid which so destroyed her with the fear of dying alone, actually taught her how to live better. Death is no stranger to me. One balmy afternoon in February 1997, I sat holding my husband Kumar’s hand, as he slipped peacefully away from this world. It was his desire to die in our bed, with our three young children, his best friends and close family…

हम अक्सर मेडिकल इमरजेंसी के लिए तैयार नहीं होते हैं। बेहतर होगा कि हम पहले से अपनी सूची बनाएं और अपनी बनाई हुई सूची की समय-समय पर समीक्षा करें। यहां कुछ दिशानिर्देश और संकेत दिए गए हैं जिन पर आपको विचार करना चाहिए। जब घर में कोई प्रियजन अचानक या गंभीर रूप से बीमार पड़ जाता है, या कोई दुर्घटना हो जाती है, तो घबरा जाना स्वाभाविक है। परिवार के सदस्य ऐसे में स्थिति स्वीकार नहीं कर पाते या समझ नहीं पाते कि क्या करें।  वे उम्मीद करने लगते हैं कि कुछ देर रुकें तो समस्या खुदबखुद ठीक हो…

Rima Desai Rao, a registered dietitian, nutritionist and National Executive Member of the Indian Dietetic Association explains how your diet works to keep you healthy and help build immunity.   Keeping our immune system in prime condition is always of top priority in these challenging times. Any mention of boosting immunity, one starts thinking of superfoods and thinks it is a very quick job. Immuno boosters are not a magic potion that would provide immediate protection from disease.…

There are more than 100,000 deaths per annum in India due to organ failure. Most of these could have been prevented if there were enough organ donors. Jaya Jairam, Project Manager MOHAN Foundation addresses the myths and misconceptions that exist and urges each one of us to be an organ donor. It is estimated that more than a million Indians suffer from end stage organ failure annually, while only around 10,000 are able to get a life-saving transplants in a year. Unofficial statistics from…

As fatalities due to Covid-19 continues unabated, conversations about death gain relevance. We speak with Dr Sneha Rooh, a palliative physician, who has hosted 32 Death Cafes for the purpose of talking about death. You have introduced a radically new concept to India in the form of Death Cafés. Could you tell us something about these Cafes and what really happens there? Death Cafes are places where strangers come together to talk about their experiences and thoughts about death, dying, caring…

हम सभी अब वर्क फ्रॉम होम (घर से काम करना) के आदी हो गए हैं, पर फिर से ऑफिस से काम करना तो शुरू करना ही होगा। वापस ऑफिस से काम करने की अपनी चुनौतियां होंगी। आइए देखें कि इस प्रक्रिया को आसान बनाने के लिए और सुरक्षित रहने के लिए कौन-कौन सी सावधानियां जरूरी हैं। काम करने के लिए आना-जाना: यदि आप सार्वजनिक परिवहन का उपयोग कर रहे हैं - जैसे बस या ट्रेन - तो हर समय मास्क पहने रहें, अपने आस-पास की सतहों को छूने से बचें, और सोशल डिसटेंसिंग - सामाजिक दूरी - यानि कि दो गज की दूरी बनाए रखें। दस्ताने पहनना…

We have to break the silence surrounding grief, especially around death by suicide, and learn to deal with sorrow in a healthy and sensitive manner, writes psychologist Chandra Ramamurthy. I am a Clinical Psychologist by training. I lost my son, Naman Dutt, age 17 years, by possible suicide. The reason why I say possible suicide is because the circumstances of his death still baffle me. Naman was diagnosed with depression and though I have seen severe clinical depression in my practice, I never…