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Mar, 2022
Chronic neurological condition… A 36-year-old patient from Oman was admitted to Wockhardt Hospitals, India with complaints of head heaviness, weakness, tremors in both upper limbs and lower limbs and was unable to walk without support for the past one…
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Feb, 2022
A 55-year-old patient was admitted to Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai - India with the blurring of vision in the past 6 months, progressively worsening. The patient was advised to seek medical consultation outside his country – Oman, and through the international patient coordinator of Wockhardt Hospitals, India was advised to visit the hospital for his treatment. Dr. Prashant Makhija, an experienced and renowned Neurologist at the hospital reviewed his case. After…
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Jan, 2022
Patient agonizing shoulder pain…. A 40-year-old gentleman, presented with complaints of headache associated with neck pain, shoulder pain in both upper limbs. The patient had a history of trauma, in 2013 after a car accident leading to the above…
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16
Dec, 2021
Chronic neck pain of a senior citizen … A 68-year-old gentleman from Botswana was admitted to Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai - India. He complained of neck pain radiating to his shoulders, which was associated with tingling and numbness for the past three years. He also complained of difficulty in walking and tried to manage his condition with medication and physiotherapy for some time. This provided him with temporary relief, but…
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13
Dec, 2021
A senior citizen from Africa was admitted, to Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai - India, with complaints of fatigue, backache, weakness, and generalized body pain for the past year. He was a known case, of multiple myeloma and was on…
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11
Dec, 2021
“A 42-year-old patient from Botswana was admitted for metastasis of the colon. She was suffering from pain in the chest cough, backache, weight gain, and breathlessness. On investigations, it was discovered that cancer had spread to the bone and liver. The patient was on chemotherapy cycles. Dr. Boman Dhabar, medical oncologist advised palliative management and chemotherapy as the prognosis was poor…..” Understanding colorectal cancer: According to Global Cancer Statistics, colorectal…
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Dec, 2021
A 68-year-old patient from Kenya was admitted at Wockhardt Hospitals, South Mumbai – India with complaints of breathlessness on climbing stairs for the past year. He had a generalized weakness. The patient was on anticoagulant; this however was stopped…
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30
Nov, 2021
An obese 40-year-old patient, from Kenya, was looking to undergo some treatment for his heavy body weight. His current weight was 550 pounds (close to 250kgs). Along with Obesity, the patient also had co-morbidities like hypertension, bronchial Asthma, and surgical history of appendectomy. The patient and his family explored various options like diet improvement and exercise, but they did not yield desired results. One day, a friend of his, suggested…
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Nov, 2021
A fifty-five-year-old technical school teacher from Botswana was admitted to Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai - India with a history of shortness of breath and light headedness for three to four months. Patient selects Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai – India: At the…
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24
Nov, 2021
Patient history: A 70-year-old patient from Oman was suffering from chronic pain in both her knees. The pain was excruciating, and she was unable to walk and even carry out her daily routine activities. The patient was diagnosed with osteoarthritis and was on conservative treatment. However, her condition progressed in the past two years. Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition seen mainly in senior citizens. The joint disease is accompanied by…
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