This video summarizes the importance of patient education materials, ways to improve patient education and benefits of it as proposed by the American Family Physician, and renowned journals like Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings.
Uncontrolled blood pressure specifically hypertension is one of the world’s common health conditions and is a leading risk factor for mortality and disease burden. There is a large proportion of patients whose blood pressure remains uncontrolled. It is essential to understand the challenges in the management of blood pressure to propose strategies to improve blood […]
The second wave of infection has crippled the healthcare systems in India and many places over the world. This wave of infections seems to spread a lot faster as compared to the first one. For the second wave, we have a better understanding of the disease and have newly approved medicines and vaccines to fight […]
Diarrheal diseases are a major public health concern despite the delineation of the treatment and prevention plan. According to UNICEF, 8% of all deaths among children under the age of 5 years are due to diarrhea. Globally, nearly 1.7 billion cases of childhood diarrhea are reported every year. The problem of diarrheal diseases is more […]
The global market for nutraceuticals is developing rapidly and is expected to reach over 500 billion USD by 2025. The increasing demand for nutraceuticals and upcoming new trends in their use has influenced the nutraceutical industry to develop many new products. Therefore, knowing the needs and preferences of the end-user will help the manufacturers in […]
With more than 1,862,240 cases and 114, 980 deaths across the globe, COVID-19 has become a disease with high transmission rate and severity upon exposure. The limited availability of literature on this novel COVID-19 highlights the importance of preventive measures among the people to fight against the menace. Knowing how this disease spreads and following […]
A survey was conducted on the WhiteCoats App to understand the physicians’ perspective on healthy living choices for elderly patients. Survey question: “For a healthy living which of the following do you suggest for older patients?”. Options: 1. Balanced Diet 2. Vitamin Supplements A panel of doctors from various specialities participated in the survey comprising […]
Menopause is a physiological event that marks the end of a woman’s reproductive life. Over the past few decades, the issue of the optimal management of menopause has gained prominence, both for health professionals who need to make decisions regarding the best approach to treat their patients and for the increasing number of women who […]
Over 30% of people in the world are obese or overweight. Many clinical studies have proven that the majority of lifestyle diseases have been linked to obesity. Effective management will bring sustainable weight loss in obesity. A 10% reduction in the body weight of obese individuals is sufficient to significantly improve obesity-related health complications. Physicians […]
The incidence of peptic ulcers varies worldwide and the complications arising represent a major source of preventable healthcare expenditure. The incidence of uncomplicated peptic ulcer disease (PUD) was approximately one case per 1000 person-years in the general population, and the incidence of ulcer complications was approximately 0.7 cases per 1000 person-years. It is essential to […]