by Arjun Raghunandan | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
Elder Care Continuum is a terminology that is widely used but least practised in India. During a recent conversation with my physician friend at Auckland, NZ, we discussed the case of an elderly patient being...
by Arjun Raghunandan | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
The Economic survey 2018-19 released a day prior to the India Budget has dealt the issue of ageing in India in detail. In its report “India’s Demography at 2040”, the survey brings out the following observations:
by Arjun Raghunandan | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
Mr & Mrs Acharya (name changed), our clients, aged 65 and 62 respectively, live alone in their own house (free of any encumbrances) in Bengaluru while their children live in the USA. Having been a private sector employee, he does not have any pension scheme to...
by Arjun Raghunandan | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
Many of us make a New Year’s resolution to eat better, to exercise faithfully, and to live a healthier life. By the end of January, however, it’s easy for these good intentions to be forgotten or neglected. Spring is a good time to try again. Research shows that your...
by Arjun Raghunandan | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
De Quervain syndrome (also known as BlackBerry thumb, texting thumb, gamer’s thumb, washerwoman’s sprain, mother’s wrist, or mommy thumb) is apainful inflammation of tendons in the thumb that extend to the wrist and control the movement of the thumb....
by Arjun Raghunandan | Mar 29, 2021 | Articles
Forgetting a name, plot details of a movie, what groceries we intend to buy etc. are generally considered to be fine and part of aging. As we age we accept such “senior moments.” But memory is more than brief (short-term) and lasting (long-term) information storage...
