Welcome to episode 7 Season 2 of the healthcare India Podcast today we take a trip back in history to talk about Jeevika, the ‘Physician King’ born in Rajgir in the 5th century BCE, Jeevika rose to become the physician of King Bimbisara of Magadha and had Gautam Buddha as one of his patients. We also get a small glimpse of the medical education system in those days rendered by the great Taxashila University.  Learn more about his life in this episode. Also do refer to my book Own Your Health, I have shared the link to the book on Amazon. in. Do read it for more insights on how to manage y ..read more

In episode 6, Season 2 of the Healthcare India Podcast, I look at the recent study by Lancet which shows that 75% of India with Hypertension is not able to control it. This has serious implications for conditions like cardiovascular diseases that are caused mostly due to increased blood pressure. The link of the study is here- http://bit.ly/3gL7sQU Also do refer my book Own Your Health, I have shared the link of book on Amazon.in. Do read it for more insights on how to manage your health- https://amzn.to/3f5LjcS As always, I would be happy to hear from you, do write to us on my website www.Hea ..read more

In episode 5, Season 2 of the Healthcare India Podcast, I look at the post covid 19 growth in Diabetes. In a recent study involving 65000 subjects in Bangalore, the percentage of diabetics, as well as pre-diabetic, significantly went up. The study was conducted by Neuberg Diagnostics. The link to that report is here- http://bit.ly/3E1cUGZ Also in 2017, I had covered an interview with renowned Diabetologist Dr. Mohan, the link to the article is here as well.- http://bit.ly/3A75Ib5 Also do refer my book Own Your Health, I have shared the link of the book on Amazon. in. Do read it for more insigh ..read more

I look at two topics in episode 4, Season 2 of the Healthcare India Podcast. The first is Social Engineering, which is getting information out for malicious intent through human and social interactions.  The other key topic is blood sugar monitoring why is it key to monitor the HbAIc levels rather than checking random blood sugar?   Also do refer to my book Own Your Health, I have shared the link to the book on Amazon. in. Do read it for more insights on how to manage your health- https://amzn.to/3f5LjcS As always, I would be happy to hear from you, do write to us on my website www.H ..read more

In episode 3, Season 2 of the Healthcare India Podcast, I look at two topics. One is the Global Hunger Index that ranks India at 107. This ranking is done on 4 parameters 1) Child Wasting 2) Child Stunting 3) Under 5 Mortality 4) Undernourishment The rankings were met with their usual skepticism by the Indian government and rightfully so. The link to the report is here. The second area I look at is disruptive technologies in healthcare. Why do so many technologies fail to make a mark? The main reason I believe is the increased focus on the technology piece and not so much on the use cases, tal ..read more

In episode 2 season 2 of the Healthcare India Podcast, I look at digital twins and the impact they can have on healthcare. One correction by mistake I referred to TPG as TPI. Apologies for the same.  Here are some of the links that I mentioned in my podcast How moderate stress can be good for the immune systems - https://scitechdaily.com/not-always-bad-could-stress-actually-protect-your-body/ The link to the Digital Twins article - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6987213392394543104/ Link to a report on Digital Twins - https://healthcare-in-india.net/wp-content/upload ..read more

In season 2 of the Healthcare India Podcast, we look at changing to a new format. We will be diving into the podcast in 3 segments; one part of a look at the latest health news in India. The second part discusses key issues that have been making headlines this week and the final part discusses a health fad. In this episode, I look at healthcare crowdsourcing. Do read this article that I covered some time ago and do let me know your opinion on the same.  The link of the article is here- https://healthcare-in-india.net/uncategorized/help-vihaan-sharma-get-treated-for-burkitts-lymphoma/ Also ..read more

In episode 15 of the healthcare India Podcast, I look at our healthcare achievements in the last 75 years. Often my grandmother would regale me with stories on how her brothers or uncles had super human strength. A closer examination of the family revealed that while she had 5 siblings, she almost had a few who had died young under 5 years mostly. We call this infant mortality or under 5 mortalities. Today we stand at infant mortality, number of deaths for every 1000 live births as 27, way lower than during independence but much higher than we want to be. So, while those who survived as childr ..read more

In episode 14 of the Healthcare India Podcast, I am looking at stress. Stress is a normal reaction of the body to any change. The body reacts to the change in various ways that could be physical, psychological or emotional. But continuous and chronic stress after a while leads to life threatening conditions like hypertension, heart diseases and diabetes. Do listen to this episode and think about all the reasons you have chronic stress in your life. Also do refer my book Own Your Health, I have shared the link of book on Amazon.in. Do read it for more insights on how to manage your health- http ..read more

In episode 13 of the Healthcare India Podcast, I look at Predicitve Analytics and the role it can play in the growth of healthcare in India. In 2015, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie created a stir in the medical industry when she went public with her double-mastectomy (breast removal). She was carrying a mutated gene BRCA1 which increases the chances of breast and ovarian cancer, a condition that killed her mother some years ago and also impacted her grandmother. It is believed that this condition impacts the Ashkenazi Jewish Women, where 1 in 40 has this mutation and have a higher precedence ..read more