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We talk about Covid-19 virus in detail but easy to understand language with Dr. Rekha Goswami. Dr. Rekha Goswami, is an infectious disease specialist in Lewiston, Maine, US. She has over 20 years of experience with 12 years of experience working in the villages of India to improve mother and child health services in the public sector.  The topics discussed include: What is Covid-19 virusCommon tests to detect the Covid-19 virusMeasures one can take to avoid Covid-19Difference between pneumonia caused by Covid -19 and tuberculosis Management of Covid-19 infectionMucormycosis and relationship with COVID  infection Happy Listening !!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #angioplasty #heartsurgery #heartbypass #coronary #heart disease Disclaimer

Coronary Bypass grafting and angioplasty are procedures to treat clogged arteries. In this podcast we will discuss about these procedures and their differences. Our guest Dr. Manoj Pradhan is a leading name in Cardio Thoracic surgery in Pune and Maharashtra. He has experience of over 26 years in Cardio Thoracic surgery. Dr. Pradhan’s specialty is carrying out high risk surgeries on patients with serious complications like kidney failure, respiratory complications, etc who are refused surgical options by other cardiac centres because of the risk involved. He specializes in complex beating heart bypass surgeries and heart failure surgeries. He also advises on lifestyle modification to reduce heart disease. Topics Discussed  What is coronary heart disease?How is a coronary heart disease diagnosed?What are the causes and risk factors for coronary heart disease?Treatment options for a coronary heart disease.What is coronary bypass grafting?What is angioplasty with stents?How do you decide which treatment approach to choose between coronary bypass grafting and angioplasty with stents? What are factors used in decision making?Risk factors associated with coronary bypass grafting?Risk factors associated with angioplasty with stents?Comparing success rate between coronary bypass grafting and angioplasty with stents.Post surgery rehabilitation in coronary bypass grafting and angioplasty with stents.Happy Listening !!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #angioplasty #heartsurgery #heartbypass #coronary #heart disease Disclaimer

In this Patient Talks we host a young man who injured his knee while playing football. Due to lack of awareness regarding knee injuries in sports he delayed the treatment. Lets listen to him and learn from his experience. Happy Listening !!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #kneeinjury #acltear #meniscusinjury #sportsinjury Disclaimer

A hernia occurs when an organ pushes through a weak spot in muscle or tissue. Most hernias occur within the abdominal cavity, between the chest and the hips. The most common types of hernia are inguinal (inner groin) and femoral (outer groin) hernias.  Of all hernias that occur nearly 75% to 80% are inguinal or femoral. Hernias do not get better on their own and early treatment is the best way to manage them. We discuss about the causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention of hernia with  Dr. Rajesh Bijlani. Dr. Rajesh Bijlani is among the best specialists in Abdominal Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery (Proctology) and Gastrointestinal Surgery in Mumbai. A highly trained & specialist doctor, Dr. Rajesh Bijlani has over 25 years of experience as a practicing surgeon. He believes in providing high quality information to patients about their health condition & its management. Happy Listening !!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #hernia #herniatreatment #herniaprevention Disclaimer

Ischemic stroke occurs when blood flow through a brain artery is blocked by a clot. Ischemic stroke is one of three types of stroke and is also referred as brain ischemia and cerebral ischemia. If circulation isn’t restored quickly, brain damage can be permanent. Ischemic Stroke consists of 87% of all strokes. To quote WHO, "Worldwide, cerebrovascular accidents (stroke) are the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability." Dr. Talks hosts Dr. Girish Rajpal to discuss acute ischemic stroke. Dr. Girish Rajpal is one of the best Neurointerventional Surgeons in India. He is one of the few endovascular neurosurgeons in the country and in the world with dual training of neurosurgery and neurointerventional surgery. Dr. Girish is one of the few top stroke specialists in the country and is also an active member of both national and international professional societies. The topics covered during the discussion are: What is acute ischemic stroke?What's the difference between hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke?What causes acute ischemic stroke?What are the risk factors of acute ischemic stroke?Symptoms and Diagnosis of acute ischemic stroke.Treatment and rehabilitation approach for acute ischemic stroke.Happy Listening !!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #ischemicbrainstroke #ischemicstroke #strokeawareness Disclaimer

We discuss about shoulder trauma and causes due to which one may require shoulder replacement surgery. Dr Mukesh is one of the top Orthopaedic specialist in India. He heads the Centre for Robotic Join Replacement & Sports medicine in Nagpur. Items discussed include: Shoulder joint and its mobile structureCauses that could lead to requiring shoulder replacement surgeryAlternative options to shoulder replacement surgeryReverse should replacementRecovery process after shoulder replacement surgeryHappy Listening!!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #shoulderreplacementrehab #shoulderpain #shoulderrehab  #shoulderreplacementrehabilitation Disclaimer

Our guest today is a well known cardiologist Dr. Jagdish Hiremath. Dr. Jagdish serves as the Director Cath Lab, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India. Dr. Jagdish helps us understand the important role being played by Nuclear imaging in enabling medical experts make informed and objective clinical decisions. He shares his own case experiences and highlights how imaging technology enabled doctors to make correct decisions in complex health scenarios. Happy Listening!!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #cardiactechnology #cardiachealth #cardiaccare #hearttreatment Disclaimer

The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that surround the shoulder joint, keeping the head of your upper arm bone firmly within the shallow socket of the shoulder. In this episode we will discuss about shoulder rotator cuff injuries with Dr. Ashutosh Ajri. Dr. Ashutosh is a specialized orthopaedic surgeon of shoulder, knee and sports injuries. He is among the best Shoulder, Knee and Joint replacement surgeons in Pune who specializes in Arthroscopy surgeries, replacement surgeries and Sports Ligament Injuries. Listen to Sports Injuries Podcast. The key points discussed in the podcast are: What is shoulder rotator cuff tear?What causes shoulder rotator cuff tear?How can we prevent shoulder rotator cuff tear?What are the symptoms of shoulder rotator cuff tear? How does one diagnose shoulder rotator cuff tear?What are the treatment approaches to shoulder rotator cuff tear?Happy Listening!!! Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #rotator #rotatorcuff #rotatorcuffinjury #rotatorcuffexcercises #rotatorcuffrehab #rotatorcuffrepairrehabilitation Disclaimer

In today’s episode, we will take forward our discussion with Dr. Geeta Sundar,  the well-known author, and Consultant in medicine, on Health After Forty series of podcasts. We will discuss the burning problem called Hyperacidity. Hyperacidity is becoming increasingly common, due to a sedentary lifestyle and fast food culture.  And especially with the COVID-19 lockdowns, this has increased. In the last episode, which was an Introduction to Health After Forty, we had an overview of health challenges one can face as one crosses forty. Listeners who missed the introductory episode can visit www.drstories.com to listen to it. Happy Listening. Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host the best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #hyperacidity #hyperciditytreatment #ulcer #ulcertreatment #gerd Disclaimer

Many of us get shivers when a dentist tells us that we need a RCT (Root Canal Treatment) for the tooth pain that we ignored for long. So today we will discuss everything about Root Canal treatment. We will also discuss preventive steps to avoid going for RCT. In addition to RCT, we will talk about dental treatments during Covid-19. We will address questions such as how safe is a visit to dental clinic? What preventive steps one can take while visiting a dental clinic? Our guest today is Dr. Sharad Gupta. Dr. Sharad has expertise in expertise in Smile design, Oral implants, Maxillofacial prosthesis, Dental lasers, Minor Oral Surgical and Period Plastic procedures. Happy Listening. Subscribe to our channel to listen and view interesting talks and videos related to health. Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host the best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #Dentist #Covid19 #coronavirus #rootcanaltreatment #maxillofacialprosthesis #smiledesign #periodplasticprocedures Disclaimer

A very warm welcome to all the listeners of Patient Talks. Our guest today is a woman who, in spite of being suffering from epilepsy nearly for a decade, has not lost her enthusiasm for life. In addition to that, whenever an opportunity arises, she helps and educate other epilepsy patients. She is a healthcare professional who is now happily married. Through this story we will learn that as an epilepsy patient, having Refractory Epilepsy (Drug Resistant Epilepsy), one must consider evaluation through Video EEG and other methods with the help of an Epilepsy specialist neurosurgeon and check whether one can benefit from epilepsy surgery. One can also research on the internet and collect inputs. Then, armed with right information, one should make a decision whether to continue medicine based  treatment or go for an epilepsy surgery. Finally, one must never give up hope as your will to defeat epilepsy is an important factor in your treatment. I am very happy to bring this story to all of you. Happy listening. Subscribe to our channel to listen and view interesting talks and videos related to health. Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host the best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #Epilepsy #DrugResistantEpilepsy #Neurosurgery Disclaimer

This episode of Dr. Talks would discuss how one can stay healthy during Covid-19 by adjusting our eating habits. Good nutrition will boost our immune system thus either preventing infection or helping during recovery. To quote Hippocrates "Let Food Be Thy Medicine, Thy Medicine Shall Be Thy Food". Our special guest, Ms. Ujjwala Baxi, is a Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Educator. She will educate us about following: Adjusting our diet during Covid-19 and lock downsDietary inputs for children and elderly parentsDiet inputs for pregnant womenDiet management for diabetes patientsSubscribe to our channel to listen and view interesting talks and videos related to health. Dr. Stories & Talks Dr. Stories honors and celebrates our doctors who serve patients and the community. We host the best doctors who share their knowledge with our audience. We also share inspirational stories of patients who fought against challenging illnesses and came out a winner. #Diet #Covid19 #Diabetes Disclaimer