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There are moments in a hospital corridor that change everything. Not the surgery, not the diagnosis, the moment a person looks at a doctor and says, “Test me. I want to give him part of my liver.“That was Renu Khanna. Thirty-seven years old, a mother, sitting somewhere between terror and total certainty. Her son Armaan,…
NEW DELHI: After losing her two elder sons to a rare genetic disorder, the wife of an Army personnel from Jammu and Kashmir donated a part of her liver to save her youngest child, an eight-year-old boy suffering from severe liver failure due to Wilson’s disease. The story of the mother’s sacrifice was shared by…
Breathing feels automatic, but lung health depends heavily on what goes into the body. Pollution, stress, and infections can irritate airways. This is where certain everyday ingredients quietly step in. Ginger and turmeric, common in Indian kitchens, contain compounds like gingerol and curcumin. These are known to reduce inflammation in the airways. Citrus fruits, packed…
Every week, Dr. Kavya Harika Dendukuri, Lead Hepatologist at Gleneagles Hospitals Lakdikapul Hyderabad, sees patients wheeled into her liver unit with acute hepatitis or drug-induced liver failure. And most of the time, the culprit isn’t what you’d expect. It’s not usually alcohol. It’s a painkiller someone bought at a pharmacy without a prescription. An antibiotic…
Moderate-intensity cardio includes jogging, cycling, or swimming at a steady pace. The simple test is this: talking should feel easy, singing should not. Doing this for 30-45 minutes, a few days a week, can reduce liver fat and improve liver enzyme levels. What stands out is that these benefits appear even without weight loss. That…
Office workers, even young non-drinkers, are increasingly diagnosed with fatty liver disease (MASLD). Sedentary jobs, stress, and poor diet fuel this silent condition, linked to obesity, high cholesterol, and heart disease. Experts urge early screening and lifestyle changes to combat this growing metabolic health crisis. In recent years, a growing number of office-going adults, from…
Only when reports indicate ‘SGPT’ or ‘bilirubin’ do most people think of the liver. However, the body may be indicating problems in different ways long before a blood test is ordered, like changes on the skin. Dermatologists frequently see patients complaining of itching, pigmentation, or mysterious marks, the causes of which are rooted deep in…
Most of us don’t think about our liver at all. Not when we wake up. Not when we eat. Not even when we’re stressed about work or money. The heart gets all the attention. So do the lungs, the brain, even the gut these days. But the liver? It just quietly does its job in…
Fatty liver sounds harmless. But it isn’t. It’s a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver, and over time, it can mess up one of the hardest-working organs in your body. What’s worrying is how fast it’s spreading in India, and how little we talk about it.A decade or two ago, fatty liver…
A lot of people feel pretty safe about weekend-only drinking. It feels controlled. Responsible, even. You grind through the week, eat better, skip alcohol Monday to Friday, and then let loose on Saturday night. So what’s the harm?Well… alcohol doesn’t really care what day it is.Your liver’s job is to process alcohol and get it…
