Fancy medical terms like Neurology and Neurosurgery are often daunting. While doctors talking about your spine and brain can also seem like a life-ending conversation, it doesn’t have to be. The aim of this article is to give you a better understanding of the health of your central nervous system. Neurology vs Neurosurgery Neurology is…
කොරෝනා නැත්නම් COVID -19 කියන්නේ දැන් අපි අහන්න අකමැතිම වචනයක් වුනත්, එදිනෙදා අහන්න ලැබෙන හුරුපුරුදු වචනයක්.COVID-19 යනු සුලමුල පවා හරිහැටි නොදන්නා, නිසි ප්රතිකර්මයක් හෝ ඖෂධයක් සොයා නොගත් බිහිසුණු වෛරසයක්.COVID -19 ආසාදනය වීම වැළැක්වීමට විවිධ එන්නත් වර්ග දැන් භාවිතයට ඇති අතර, ලෝක සෞඛ්ය සංවිධානයේ මතය අනුව මෙම වෛරසය පාලනය කිරීම සඳහා දැනට තිබෙන ඵලදායීම පිළියම එන්නතයි.…
The discovery of a lump on any part of the body can be a distressing situation. According to the World Health Organisation, cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and accounted for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020. This sparks a natural reaction of panic upon the discovery of a mass. However,…
The thought of undergoing open-heart surgery for heart valve replacement can be daunting, even for a very fit patient. There is no doubt, for the elderly patients or those who already had previous operations, or those with previous strokes, lung disease, kidney disease, general frailty, open-heart surgery comes with a lot of risks, during and…
Gasping for air after taking the stairs at work or running to catch a bus is quite normal. But could this symptom be a sign of a more severe condition?Shortness of breath was one of the symptoms experienced by a 55-year-old patient after vigourous activities like walking or climbing stairs. Upon arrival at the Durdans…
Medical breakthroughs and advancements are driving forces behind the improved quality of life for the contemporary man. Durdans Hospital plays a key role in this improvement in Sri Lanka. Upholding their slogan of “Dedicated to you”, Durdans Hospital carries out its operations with passion and grit. As such, they got in touch with Pulse.lk to…
Laparoscopic surgery has revolutionised the surgical approach to cancer treatment in the gastrointestinal tract. The surgery is performed with the help of advanced laparoscopic instruments inserted through a few millimetre cuts. This is a minimally invasive approach when compared with open surgery that requires a large cut down in the middle. Among the benefits are…
World Heart Day is an attempt to raise global awareness about one of the biggest killers in the world: cardiovascular disease. Globally more people die annually from cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke than from any other cause. The World Heart Day 2020 theme “use heart to beat heart disease” is meant to…
No one should be harmed in healthcare, and yet globally 4 in 10 patients suffer avoidable harm while receiving care. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exerted unprecedented pressure on health systems and health workers. An alarming number of health workers have also been harmed while responding to COVID-19 pandemic. Safety of health workers has a…
The Chamber of Young Lankan Entrepreneurs (COYLE), in collaboration with Sampath Bank, held its sixth annual leadership forum in October 2019, hosting an array of entrepreneurs, a guest speaker and three panellists, including Durdans Hospitals’ Chairman, Ajith E Tudawe. During the forum, Ajith Tudawe took the opportunity to stress the importance of strategic leadership in…