The term Kavalika means a bandage in Sanskrit. Not only bandages were used in India during ancient times but ancient Indian physicians had mastered their use thousands of years ago. Details of such use can be found in ancient Ayurvedic texts of Sushruta and Charaka. (1) Team IMAEC took its inspiration from our ancestors and […]
Hemodialysis is a process where a kidney patient’s blood is filtered outside of the patient’s body through a dialyzer which acts like an “artificial kidney” to remove unwanted waste, toxins and excess fluids. Hemodialysis uses a solution called dialysate to remove these substances from the blood. Clean, chemically balanced blood is then returned to the […]
Looking at the present circumstances and what we have all endured through during the last two year of the pandemic, it seems inevitable that there will be a rise in chronic and infectious diseases in the near future and that there will be additional healthcare challenges due to an ageing population and changing lifestyle. This […]