Dr. Vidya Viswanath's Profile
M.B.B.S, M.D.
Dr. Vidya enjoys reading about medicine, travel, art and culture, biographies and autobiographies. She lives by her guiding principle, "Grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can and the wisdom to know the difference."
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Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is a primary cancer of the bone which targets adolescents most commonly and mainly affects the areas around the knee, shoulder and hip joint.
Caregivers
The society needs to empathize with the person taking on the duty of caregiver. Caregiver can be a woman who is a wife, mother, teacher, homemaker a doting husband, a father teacher, a nurse or a therapist.
Premature Ovarian Failure
Premature menopause is ovarian failure which occurs 2 SD in years before a mean menopausal age and presents with amenorrhoea along with hormonal variations.
Transient Ischemic Attack
Transient Ischemic Attack is a mini stroke caused due to interruption in the blood supply to the brain leading to symptoms which last for a short time.
Ringworm
Ringworm disease is a contagious superficial fungal infection affecting the skin, nails and hair seen in humans and animals.