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Doctors are life saviours and work extremely hard making the right diagnosis and performing life-saving procedures..
As per Indian Medical Associations (IMA) Pune chapter, an Indian doctors average lifespan is 55-59 years, which is almost 10 years lesser than that of the general population who can on an average live up to 69-72 years..
While doctors are equipped with facts, knowledge and awareness about various health conditions, they are able to do little for themselves owing to long hours and work stress say members of the medical fraternity..
Dr Kaushal Chhatrapati, MD DM, FACC FSCAI FESC, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Saifee Hospital, Cumballa Hill Hospital agrees that doctors need to pay heed to their own advice when it comes to lifestyle changes considering many of them are neither eating well or sleeping properly...
Cholesterol, sugar, liver and kidney function are what we prescribe to be tested a dozen times a day, yet never bother to get it checked in our own self," says Dr Kaushal Chhatrapati, MD DM, FACC FSCAI FESC, Senior Interventional Cardiologist, Saifee Hospital, Cumballa Hill Hospital...
