Respiratory and Pulmonary

दुनिया भर में लगभग 200 से 250 मिलियन (20 से 25 करोड़) लोग अस्थमा (दमा) से प्रभावित हैं और हर साल लगभग 250,000 लोग अस्थमा के कारण मरते हैं। अस्थमा ज्यादातर बचपन में शुरू होता है। इस लेख में अस्थमा के बारे में जानकारी प्राप्त करें ।  अस्थमा एक दीर्घकालिक (क्रोनिक) फेफड़ों की बीमारी है जो वायुमार्ग में सूजन (इन्फ्लमेशन) पैदा करती है और जिसमें वायुमार्ग संकुचित होता है। वायुमार्ग वे  नलिकाएं (ब्रोन्कियल) होती हैं जो फेफड़ों में हवा को अंदर और बाहर करती हैं। अस्थमा वाले लोगों में…

Jyoti Pande Lavakare has enough data to make us aware how harmful the air we breathe in is. She put it all together in a book, which is also driven by a personal loss. A relentless activist, she advocates mindful consumption and slow living and wants us to realise and act on air pollution, which is increasingly proving fatal. How far do you think spreading awareness about air pollution will help in stemming it? Awareness precedes action. Unless we know how harmful air pollution is to our health…

Hemalatha Rao was diagnosed with a hole in her heart at the age of three. Since then she has dealt with a slew of conditions and has even undergone a heart and double lung transplant in the midst of the Covid Pandemic. She shares her experience and her approach to building mental fortitude and resilience. At the age of 46, just before the 2nd Covid wave hit the country, I underwent a heart and double lung transplant. I have been waiting for this transplant since Aug 2019, when the world had not…

Living with COPD is tough but with interventions like pulmonary rehabilitation, physical activity, self-management, and nutrition, it is possible to improve social and mental well-being. Understand the causes, complications, management options with our panelists: Dr. Pralhad P. Prabhudesai, Chest Physician and Bronchoscopist Poorvi Devani, Respiratory Physiotherapist Note below the time stamps of the video recording   (3:19)What is COPD? What are the main types? As the name itself…

रमेश कोप्पिकर 35 वर्षों से भारी धूम्रपान करने वाले व्यक्ति थे और उन्होंने धूम्रपान छोड़ने के कई असफल प्रयास किए थे। आखिरकार उन्हें जब दिल का दौरा पड़ा तो उन्हें निकोटीन की लत और धूम्रपान की आदत से हमेशा के लिए छुटकारा पाने का हौसला मिला। पढ़िए उनके द्वारा शेयर की हुई उनकी कहानी। मैंने सिगरेट पीना 23 साल की उम्र में शुरू करा था- उन दिनों मैं बीएचयू वाराणसी में इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई कर रहा था । मैं कैंपस के हॉस्टल में रह रहा था और मैं और मेरे दोस्त रात के खाने के बाद टहलने जाया करते थे। बीएचयू का…

क्या आप जानते हैं कि कबूतर को दाना डालने जैसी सामान्य गतिविधि से कभी-कभी फेफड़ों की बीमारियां हो सकती हैं? वरिष्ठ पल्मोनोलॉजिस्ट डॉ। प्रह्लाद प्रभुदेसाई कबूतरों के कारण होने वाले स्वास्थ्य खतरों पर हमारे सवालों का जवाब देते हैं। क्या आप चूहों को खाना देने के लिए पार्क जाने की कल्पना कर सकते हैं? नहीं! लेकिन हम अकसर लोगों को कबूतरों को दाना डालते हुए देखते हैं। वैज्ञानिक शोध से प्रमाण मिला है कि कबूतर हमारे स्वास्थ्य के लिए उतने ही खतरनाक हो सकते हैं जितने कि चूहे जैसे जानवर । मनुष्यों द्वारा…

In conversation with Dr. Sujeet Rajan, Respiratory Physician on Post Covid Pulmonary Fibrosis, rehabiliation and home care, Covid treatment protocols and more.   We now know that Post Covid Pulmonary Fibrosis is a real concern. Can Covid-19 infection cause permanent damage to lungs? Can your lungs recover after fibrosis? What are the common misconceptions on Covid-19 treatment? Do you need to take antibiotics or steroids always? We explore these and many other questions with Dr.…

Diptendu Bhattacharya and Ashna Ashesh, both multi-drug resistant tuberculosis survivors and associated with Survivors Against TB, highlight the enormous burden of drug resistant TB in India and how best to deal with the challenges. Today, antibiotics are in everything from handwash to animal food products. We pop antibiotics like candy without proper consultation from a doctor even when we suspect a viral infection like the flu and now Covid-19, even though antibiotics kill bacteria, not…

Mili Vakilna, 22 is a hotel management student who underwent a very rare combined heart and double lung transplant at the tender age of 20. She recalls her challenges through school and the pre and post transplant period. Plus what helped her regulate emotions of depression and anxiety.   What were the onset symptoms for your trouble? When was it? I was born with a hole in my heart, which was corrected with a ventricular septal defect surgery (VSD) when I was 2 years old. It happens…

It all started with a black-out on a staircase. Neeta Seth, walks us through the crooked road to a diagnosis of Interstitial Lung Disease which kept worsening till she was advised a double lung transplant. A journey of treatment across 3 cities, the challenges of getting the transplant and post transplant care and rehabilitation. Going down the memory lane, I write about 13-14 years back. It was one of the usual morning schedules, when all the daily chores of the day were done. I was running up…