What is CKD? Chronic Kidney Disease or CKD causes your kidneys to be damaged preventing them from performing their primary function of filtering your blood. All waste compounds and excess fluids are retained within the body. Retaining such material can cause other health conditions like strokes or heart disease. If CDK is left untreated it…
What is Monkeypox and where did it come from? Monkeypox is a viral infection transmitted to humans from animals (viral zoonosis). It is similar to smallpox though it is not as severe. The virus is spread from non-primate mammals and large rodents to humans. It is mainly seen in western and central Africa near the…
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…
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…
‘Preventive Care’ is any medical intervention that defends against health emergencies. It includes proactive measures such as screening and diagnostic tests that can help individuals check their health status and identify illnesses at an early stage. Regular health check-ups not only help to reduce sickness but over the longterm can also greatly reduce healthcare costs…
Last year, the Durdans Heart Centre celebrated its 20th year as a Medical Centre of Excellence in Sri Lanka. Over recent years, the centre has maintained its pioneering status by continuously enabling the achievement of a multitude of cardiac care breakthroughs within the country. As Mr Ajith E Tudawe, Chairman of Durdans Hospital explains: “from…