Leukorrhea refers to the natural secretions that are released from a woman’s vagina. These secretions are responsible for lubrication and the prevention of infection. The type, color, and volume of discharge varies from person to person, as well as time based on the individual’s menstrual cycle. Read up on what else it can tell and what to look out for.

The liver is one of the most important organs due to its role in digesting fats, removing waste products from the body, and destroying disease, all of which can be negatively affected by our diets and modern-day lifestyles

This blog introduces the Arrhythmia center and CardioInsight, sheds light on the diagnostics, treatment and management of arrhythmia.

If there’s one thing that Nguyen Thi Man will go to any lengths to keep doing, that one thing would be singing. This 53-year-old realtor from Vietnam cannot help but smile and laugh each time she goes up on stage, even while lung cancer is threatening to take that happiness away.

“I’ve never considered any case insurmountable,” says Dr. Piyawan Kensakoo, a general surgeon at the Horizon Regional Cancer Center, Bumrungrad Hopital. “It’s just that each patient is a unique case, and it’s our job to tailor the surgery to their case as best we can, because we want the best treatment possible for them, so that they can go back to living their healthy lives as normal.”

Bumrungrad International Hospital offers alternatives to a heart bypass to many patients with multiple artery problems thanks to the specialist skills of its world-class cardiac center; giving hope to those with coronary artery disease.

Vision correction has come a long way, and it continues to advance through technology. Having problems with one’s eyesight no longer means a problem for life. For decades, the groundbreaking method of vision correction was LASIK, which changed the lives of many patients.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a major issue across the globe, affecting 1.13 billion people worldwide. Impacting this are three risk factors. Firstly, the fact that there are often no symptoms relating to hypertension and secondly, around 20 percent of conditions are not effectively managed. Thirdly, unchecked this can lead to heart disease as well as a wide range of other serious and life-threatening illnesses.

“We know that waiting times are a very sensitive issue for patients. If patients are left to wait for long periods of time, they may feel anxious, or that they’re not receiving the appropriate level of care. That’s why dealing with and managing waiting times is one of our top priorities.” These are the words of Panitta Suvannapaph, a patient Navigator officer at the Horizon Regional Cancer Center.