1. Does COVID-19 affect the nervous system? Yes. But symptoms involving the nervous system are not seen in all patients. Those with severe disease (requiring an ICU admission) and people in the older age group (more than 50 years of age) are more likely to have neurological disease. A study published in the journal JAMA Network Open […]

Second wave of COVID 19 is spreading fast with force ,stretching healthcare system and having significant negative on various domains. Impact on mental well being was significant after relatively milder first wave. Most common presentation, we see in adults are adjustment disorder with depressive symptoms due to multiple reasons including loss of loved ones, impact on economy and significant […]

Weight loss by simple changes in the lifestyle (more physical activity) or just change in the composition without change in BMI can cause correction of thyroid level and regularisation of cycle. People with autoimmune thyroid disease are at more risk for acquiring COVID-19. COVID infection may lead to short term and reversible thyroid dysfunction. Adequate management of patient with […]

Article in Dinakaran on Know Dementia, Know Alzheimer’s by Dr. K Bhanu, Director of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals, Chetpet.

Article in Dinakaran on Care For your Lung by Dr. Jackin Moses R, Pulmonologist, Dr. Mehta’s Hospitals, Chetpet.

Excessive hair fall has become a severe health concern among people infected with the COVID-19. The major reason for hair thinning and rough hair, during the recovery phase, is the weakened immune system. The virus affects our immune system severely, leading to various post-COVID symptoms, including hair fall. The Hair fall starts around 3 months after a triggering effect […]

We are overwhelmed by the success story of the mother of triplets, who were admitted to Dr.Mehta’s Hospitals NICU with very low birth weight. It was quite challenging for the mother to feed all the three babies at the same time.One of the triplets was born with extreme prematurity that was less than 28 weeks […]

The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge for doctors in triaging patients in emergency rooms. The ER is divided into COVID and Non- COVID group for separating and treating them. We found a potentially dangerous overlap of classical urinary symptoms and COVID-19. After a patient was primarily triaged as an urosepsis case and then subsequently diagnosed […]

The voluntary non remunerated blood donation camps and drives account for 80% national blood supply, COVID 19 pandemic brought the blood donation camps to grinding halt. India was already suffering from a huge shortage of 41 million units of blood in pre COVID times which was mainly used for pregnancy related complications, hematological disorders like Thalassemia, surgeries and cancer […]

The liver is one of the major organs in our body playing a major role in the metabolism of various drugs, immune functions, synthesizing proteins and clotting factors, bile production and excretion, excretion bilirubin, cholesterol, and various hormones. Its inflammation due to any cause is called hepatitis. July 28th is earmarked as World hepatitis day […]