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Decoded - Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The name ICU (Intensive care unit) has always given everyone shivers. Whenever someone says ICU, there are so many tubes going inside patients with zillions of wires and complicated leads placed around and over semi or unconscious patients who look as if they won't survive! Some feel it's a place where infections are there and one has to wear shoe covers and masks else they would contract serious infections. Intensive Care Units is a place where millions of lives are saved across the world, but it can be a

Max Team In Pulmonology Critical Care

Jan 04 , 2026 | 5 min read

Diabetes Day Column

Diabetes is a chronic, often life long, condition, which requires regular testing and visits to the doctor. India has close to 80 million people with diabetes. Providing access to care for such large numbers is a major challenge.

Dr. Ambrish Mithal In Endocrinology & Diabetes

Jan 04 , 2026 | 1 min read

Tips for Choosing the Best Pain Management Doctor | Max Hospital

Chronic pain is a frequent condition affecting an estimated 20% of people worldwide. Globally 1 in 10 adults are diagnosed with chronic pain each year. Some accept pain as a part of ageing process and others make peace with it as they have been told that nothing can be done. But is that so? With age you do become more prone to developing conditions such as arthritis but for most people pain control can be optimised to reduce the impact on quality of life. This requires willing to invest time and effort o

Dr. Amod Manocha In Pain Management

Jan 04 , 2026 | 2 min read

How Multidisciplinary Care Saved a Patient's Life at Max Hospital

A 38-year-old religious head of monastery Mr Tsering (name changed) came to Max Hospital , Dehradun, complaining of loose stools, cough, fever and extreme weakness. On examining him, he was found to be in a state of shock with very low blood pressure and saturation. He was immediately shifted to the ICU and put on resuscitation and supportive care by the Critical Care team. After few days he start

Max Team In Medical Oncology

Jan 04 , 2026 | 2 min read

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Simple Home Remedies For Loose Motions

Loose motions or Diarrhea is one of the most common ailments across every age group – from infants and mothers to the elderly. Diarrhea is the frequent passage of watery or loose stools across irregular intervals. There are many possible causes of Diarrhea. These include allergies, food poisoning, infections, and stress. As such, Diarrhea is merely a symptom of one of many possible causes. Most of the time, loose motions is not a serious problem and can be treated at home. Below, we've outlined 3 simple h

Max Team In Internal Medicine

Feb 22 , 2018 | 2 min read

Indian Diet Plan In Pregnancy

To make sure that what you eat helps your body and also helps you stay interested, spread out your food through the day by following different food ideas. You can mix and match the following depending on how much you can eat and whether you are vegetarian or non vegetarian.

Max Team In Obstetrics And Gynaecology Nutrition And Dietetics

Nov 07 , 2020 | 2 min read

What to Eat in Loose Motion - Do's and Dont's

When you have loose motions, the most effective way to return to full health is by changing your diet. There are many foods which can help you to soothe your stomach, but there are some foods that can irritate your stomach. We'll proceed by listing out some of the things that you should and shouldn't do when you have loose motions.

Max Team In Internal Medicine

Mar 21 , 2018 | 2 min read

How Can Squint be Corrected?

Many people think that squint is a permanent condition and cannot be corrected. But the truth is that eyes can be straightened at any age. Commonly known as “Strabismus”, where the eyes are not aligned in the same direction, this can be present only part of the time, in one or alternating between two eyes. The squinting may turn in (converge), turn out (diverge) or sometimes turn up or down.

Max Team In Eye Care / Ophthalmology Ophthalmology

Nov 13 , 2020 | 2 min read

Suffering From Genetic Disorder And Want A Healthy Disease Free Baby? PGD Is The Solution.

Chromosomal abnormality happens when a cell has too many or too few chromosomes. The most common form of chromosomal anomaly is Down's syndrome. If a parent has a chromosomal anomaly, she/he will pass it on to the child. PGD or Preimplantation Genetic Testing aims to select only the embryos with normal chromosomal count and only these embryos are implanted to achieve a healthy pregnancy and bring down the number of children affected with a chromosomal anomaly. The risk of Aneuploid pregnancy: The olde

Dr. Richa Singh In Infertility & IVF

Jan 04 , 2026 | 1 min read

BoneXpert

What is BoneXpert: BoneXpert is a type of softwarewhich helps in determining a child's skeletal maturation,which is the measurement of bone age taken from a child's hand X-ray; that helps in conveying an accurate and standardizedreading unlike the standardmanual rating with its substantial reader variability. Majority of pediatric clinics incorporate this tool flawlessly in their workflow for adult height prediction, better diagnosis, and incorporation of better treatmentoptions. TheBoneXpert has been f

Dr. Bharat Aggarwal In Radiology

Jan 04 , 2026 | 1 min read

When Should I Get Alert Regarding My Child's Height?

The truth is all kids have their own pace of growing up; some may appear to be taller than before, some may appear to be same. We can see kids of all different shapes and sizes. But it is true that family members and teachers are the first people to encounter any growth disorder in the child. The red alert signs to see a growth specialist are: Your child is the shortest in class. Your child fits into the same clothes and shoes for more than two years. Younger siblings of the same family are getting

Dr. Vaishakhi Rustagi In Endocrinology & Diabetes Paediatric (Ped) Endocrinology

Jan 04 , 2026 | 1 min read

Usg of IVF treatment in women with heart disease practice caution

IVF is considered a routine medical practice in management of infertility since introduced in 1978.The technique has evolved and indications expanded. Although success rate of IVF has increased especially over past decade, data regarding its use in women with heart disease is debatable. Research has shown that women who gave birth after recieving fertility therapy had double the risk of cardiac disease or death in subsequent decade compared to women who gave birth without therapy. Well known risk fact

Dr. Amrinder Kaur Bajaj In Infertility & IVF

Jan 04 , 2026 | 2 min read

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