The most common cancer among women in Sri Lanka is breast cancer. In Sri Lanka the risk of developing any of the common cancers in one’s lifetime, for both males and females, is 1 out of 40. Many improvements have been made in diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer where the current goal is conservation…
The first ever balloon expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) – (without open heart surgery) was performed on an 82 year old patient with Ischemic Heart Disease and poor lung function by Dr Pandula Athauda-Arachchi Resident Consultant Interventional Cardiologist of Durdans Hospital. This was the first time that a procedure of this nature was done…
A life free from diseases, keeping fit and maintaining body shape are some of the concerns that we all struggle with to achieve a quality life. Healthy eating and being physically active are important keys to help you get there! So here are a few tips to help you. Let’s start with the basics.…
