Health Charcha
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Medtronic in association with HT Smartcast presents 'Health Charcha' - a virtual mentor that you can listen to and learn a lot about the latest medical therapies and how to take care of your health with some helpful tips and much more.
This is an HT Smartcast Original.
Disclaimer - This is a public awareness initiative by Medtronic. This podcast represents the personal views of all the medical professionals interviewed here. These views are intended for general information and educational purposes only and does not constitute any medical advice. Please consult your physician for any questions or concerns you may have regarding your condition. Doctors make no recommendations or endorsements of any treatment, products or services.
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Episodes
What's the difference between Laparoscopic vs. Open Incisional Hernia Repair
October 03, 2022 12:42 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBIn this episode, we have with us Dr Parthasarthi, COO, Lead Consultant, department of Hernia Surgery and Upper GI and Robotics Surgery at Gem Hospital, Tamil Nadu to help us understand the difference between Laparoscopic vs. Open Incisional Hernia Repair.
Tackling Infertility in Women suffering from Morbid Obesity
August 26, 2022 13:42 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBObesity is increasingly being recognized as a worldwide epidemic. According to National Family Health Survey-5, one out of every four Indians is now obese. Obesity has risen from 21% to 24% among women and 19% to 23% among men on a national level. To answer the most commonly asked questions about obesity and its impact on infertility in women, we have with us, Dr. Aparna Govil in today's episode of Health Charcha.
Young Hearts Run Free | Dealing with Congenital Heart Disease
July 05, 2022 00:30 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBIn this episode, host Deepti Ahuja spoke with Dr. R. Krishna Kumar, Head of Department | Professor, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, School of Medicine, Kochi about Congenital Heart Disease and how prevalent it is. Tune in to know more!
Heart Health in the times of Corona | How safe is TAVI
July 03, 2022 01:30 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, host Deepti Ahuja spoke with Dr Harinder K Bali, MBBS, MD(Medicine) and DM (Cardiology) about the special kinds of safety measures after the minimally invasive procedure that the patients and their families need to keep in mind during the pandemic. Tune in to know more!
I am Ironman | What is TAVI?
July 01, 2022 07:32 - 22 minutes - 21 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, host Deepti Ahuja spoke with Dr Kaushal Pandey, Sr. Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, P.D Hinduja Hospital and Research Centre, Mahim about what does a TAVI procedure involve and what happens after one undergoes the TAVI procedure? Tune in to know more!
Listen to your heart, they say | Diagnosis & Treatment of AS
June 29, 2022 07:44 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Ashwin B. Mehta, HOD & Director Cardiology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai about the kind of tests that are performed to diagnose Aortic Stenosis and what if our loved ones have had the prognosis of having AS. Tune in to know what happens to patients if they don’t get treated or ignore recommendations given to them by their doctors!
All about Aortic Stenosis
June 29, 2022 07:40 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBA healthy heart beats around 100,000 times a day. Your heart’s job is to supply oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body. It does that by pumping blood through four heart chambers with the help of four heart valves that open and close with every heartbeat. The aortic valve controls blood as it flows out of the heart and to the rest of the body. But there is also a disease that occurs in this Aortic valve, that must be taken notice of sooner than later. Aortic Stenosis or AS is a disease wher...
Brain Tumor Recovery | Will I ever be myself again?
June 28, 2022 08:02 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. CE Deopujari, Neurosurgeon in Bombay Hospital Marine Lines, Mumbai about how can a patient improve his quality of life with the available modern techniques and what are some of the therapeutic ways that can help the patient after successful treatment.
Precautions to take before Surgery
June 27, 2022 15:42 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this episode, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Dwarakanath Srinivas, Professor and Head, Neurosurgery, NIMHANS about how has Covid impacted brain tumour treatment and how can one mentally prepare himself for this surgery? Tune in to know more!
Brain Tumor Surgery: Robots have arrived !
June 21, 2022 07:18 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBHow has neuronavigation and cranial robotics evolved the management of brain tumours and how does that apply to you? We will find out in this episode with Dr. Manas Panigrahi, HOD Neurosurgery at KIMS Hospital, Hyderabad. Tune in to know more!
I have Brain Tumor. What should I do next?
June 15, 2022 13:19 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this episode, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Sudhir Dubey, Director and Head of Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery at Medanta, The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon about things, situations or environments that increase the risk factor of getting a brain tumour. She also discusses whether all brain tumours are cancerous and how do they develop. Tune in to know more!
What is Brain Tumour
June 08, 2022 18:30 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBIn this episode, we speak to Dr.Amitabh Chanda - Neurosurgeon at Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata. He talks about brain tumor, a mass or growth of abnormal cells in your brain. There are different types of brain tumors. Some brain tumors are noncancerous (benign), and some brain tumors are cancerous (malignant). Brain tumors can occur at any age and the exact cause of brain tumor is not clear. Family history and high dose X-rays are risk factors for bra...
What is a Hernia | Symptoms and Treatments
June 06, 2022 18:30 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Ashwind Bawa, Associate Professor of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana about Hernia; a disease that occurs when an internal organ protrudes through the wall of a muscle or a tissue that normally contains it. If ignored, it could be fatal. Shocking, right? Tune in to this episode to know more about the disease, its symptoms, causes and treatment. So that you are prepared in case it ever happens to you or your loved one.
What are some myths about Parkinson’s Disease?
April 29, 2022 18:30 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBPeople are diagnosed with Parkinson’s at an average age of 60, anything younger than 50 is considered young-onset Parkinson’s, or YOPD. Rarely, Parkinson’s disease may be diagnosed in people younger than 40 — current estimates are that about 2 percent of the 1 million people with Parkinson’s were diagnosed earlier than age 40. There are many such information pieces , that are rare in knowledge. This is episode, Dr.Milind Sankhe will be helping us with more such rare pieces of information abou...
Life after DBS. What next? | Post Surgery Care and Caregiver Support
April 23, 2022 02:30 - 18 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr Aditya Gupta, Director of Neurosurgery at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon about the DBS surgery experience and how it feels after that. The host also asks about some of the things one needs to watch out for during the 1st couple of weeks.
What are the advanced treatment options for Parkinson’s? | DBS
April 21, 2022 04:20 - 15 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Ravi Gopal Varma, Lead – Consultant Neurosurgeon, Aster hospital, Bangalore about some of the advance treatment options available for a person affected by Parkinson’s and she is also intrigued to ask what does DBS do for a person who is Parkinson’s affected. Tune in to this episode to know more!
How can I manage Parkinson’s Disease?
April 15, 2022 04:30 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBIn this episode, host Deepti asks Dr. Vijayashankar Paramanandam.MD, DM (Neurology) if Parkinson’s can be cured or reversed. The host is also intrigued to know if Parkinson’s too has stages like cancer? Tune in to know more!
What is Parkinson’s Disease?
April 11, 2022 12:02 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBParkinson’s Awareness Month is observed in April. Parkinson’s Awareness Month is an opportunity to increase awareness about the ailment and its symptoms, as well as to support victims. More than 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson’s as per Frontiers in Neurology. So in this episode, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Asha Kishore, Senior Consultant Neurology, Centre of Excellence in Neurosciences, Aster Medcity, Kochi, Kerala & Head of clinical excellence, Aster India about what...
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month | A revision
March 30, 2022 13:19 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBWe lost one of our favourite Bollywood actors, Irrfan Khan to Colorectal Cancer disease. And do we really need a reason to better inform ourselves about the kind of cancer that is increasingly beginning to affect young adults and is the 3rd most common amongst men worldwide? So, to give us a deeper and more updated insight into Colorectal Cancer, host Deepti Ahuja talks to Dr. Amanjeet Singh, Director and head of colorectal surgery, Medanta the medicity, Gurugam. Colorectal Cancer Awarene...
12: Ae Dil hai muskil | Post-surgery care
February 26, 2021 04:37 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBDid you Know Pacemakers are now Bluetooth enabled and can connect to your smartphone In this episode, we have with us Dr Girish B Navasundi who introduces us to Bluetooth based pacemakers and the importance of managing this device post-surgery. Dr Girish will discuss what a pacemaker check-up means and will also share the latest development in Remote Monitoring of pacemaker patients which has now become a need post-pandemic.
11: Dil to bachcha hai ji | Are leadless pacemakers safe?
February 26, 2021 04:35 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBTechnology and medicine have gone hand and hand for many years. This episode of Health Charcha with our expert, Dr Sanjeevkumar Kalkekar is devoted to discussing the advances in the cardiac space. He shares valuable inputs on how technology has impacted pacemaker surgery and important tips for people who would have been prescribed a pacemaker.
10: Dil Dhadke | All about pacemakers
February 26, 2021 04:32 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBDid you know Our heart has its own electricity!!! In this episode of Health Charcha, we will discuss Dr Viveka Kumar will discuss about pacemakers and how they are used to treat electrical abnormalities of our heart. He also encourages to listen their heart and if experiencing something unusual then to consult their physicians.
9: Dil cheez kya hai | Heart & related diseases
February 26, 2021 04:30 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, Dr Praveen Chandra will discuss the health of the most talked-about yet too often neglected organ -The Heart. He explains the basics of heart, complications associated with heat-related illness and shares numerous things you can do to lower the risk for heart disease and maintain your heart health
8: Obesity- Not Just a Cosmetic Problem
February 18, 2021 16:08 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha our expert, Dr. Muffazal Lakdawala answers queries related to the various myths that people have in their minds regarding obesity. He establishes the link between being obese and living with other associated diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and infertility. In that case is Bariatric surgery the right option for weight loss? It all depends on your BMI which is discussed in detail.
7: Know more about heartburn
January 28, 2021 13:21 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, We discuss about a condition which impacts millions of people who experience extreme heartburn and its associated unpleasant effects - GERD, or Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Many GERD sufferers are unaware of the dangers of chronic acid reflux or of the available treatment options and thus Dr J K A Jameel encourages people experiencing the symptoms, which may be GERD-related, to know more about it and consult their physicians, if required.
6: Endometriosis & its Power of Invisibility
January 22, 2021 06:37 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, gynaecologist Dr Anshumala Shukla Kulkarni talks about this invisible illness which affects one in 10 women worldwide - Endometriosis. Dr Anshumala creates much-needed awareness around the condition which unfortunately being shrugged off as severe menstrual pain as well as shares tips and tricks on how to manage and treat Endometriosis.
5: Hernia
January 07, 2021 14:16 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, Dr Ajay Kriplani, will talk about the very simple yet strangulated subject called as Hernia. Concerns about and pain associated with hernias can prevent people from engaging in activities that they normally love to do, and ignoring symptoms can sometimes lead to life-threatening complications. Like any other health condition, we need to address the symptoms early, consult healthcare specialist and plan an appropriate course of action.
5: The One about Hernia
January 07, 2021 14:16 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, Dr Ajay Kriplani, will talk about the very simple yet strangulated subject called as Hernia. Concerns about and pain associated with hernias can prevent people from engaging in activities that they normally love to do, and ignoring symptoms can sometimes lead to life-threatening complications. Like any other health condition, we need to address the symptoms early, consult healthcare specialist and plan an appropriate course of action.
4: Ignore no More. Period.
December 31, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, we have Dr Milind Telang who will discuss the most common problem face by women - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) and aims to help you make sense of various gynaecological conditions and symptoms, which may have a negative impact on your life. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, don’t let them take over your quality of life. Put your mind at rest and make time to consult your healthcare specialist.
4: Ignore no More. Period.
December 31, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.7 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha, we have Dr Milind Telang who will discuss the most common problem face by women - Abnormal Uterine Bleeding (AUB) and aims to help you make sense of various gynaecological conditions and symptoms, which may have a negative impact on your life. If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, don’t let them take over your quality of life. Put your mind at rest and make time to consult your healthcare specialist.
3: Jigar ka Tukda and related Diseases
December 24, 2020 12:14 - 16 minutes - 15 MBIt's not something you probably think much about, but this organ is a key player in your body's digestive system. In this episode of Health Charcha our expert, Dr. Mahesh Gopasetty shares some important tips on how to avoid various liver ailments by adopting a healthy lifestyle. He highlights the point that the diagnosis and prognosis of liver disease at the right time is very important.
2: Let’s talk about colorectal cancer
December 17, 2020 11:17 - 11 minutes - 11 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha our expert, Dr Vinay Gaikwad takes us through a daunting disease called Cancer and how to prioritize your Colon health. He shares valuable inputs on how to tackle colorectal cancer through increased knowledge about preventative lifestyle habits, early detection, and research leading to enhanced treatments. The key takeaway - colorectal cancer is preventable & treatable. Disclaimer - This is a public awareness initiative by Medtronic. This podcast represent...
1: The epidemic we REALLY need to talk about | Obesity
December 10, 2020 10:30 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBIn this episode of Health Charcha our expert, Dr Atul Peters sheds light on the million-dollar question- why do we gain weight? Is it only about our lifestyle or is there something deeper involved? He also guides listeners on the importance of maintaining a healthy weight and the various means to achieve it. Disclaimer - This is a public awareness initiative by Medtronic. This podcast represents the personal views of Dr Atul Peters intended for general information and educational purposes o...