K-Way Newsletter - Febraury 2026

Message from the Editor

Dr. Kavitha Sundaravadanam
Senior Family Physician

From Lifestyle Changes to a Stylish Life: A Family Physician’s Reflection

As I pen an intro every month, I also draft it mentally from my OPD patients’ real-life stories — which truly teach me how life works for many in reality. Many times, a concern about our society keeps troubling me: our lovable youngsters, young parents-to-be and young kids are all living in the Insta world.

As a family physician, I see beyond the perfectly filtered photos and curated social media feeds. What’s trending as “stylish life” often masks the real struggles people face with health, stress, and well-being. It’s easy to get caught up in appearances — posting about green smoothies, sunrise yoga, or “self-care” Sundays. But inside, many of us are juggling exhaustion, anxiety, and unhealthy habits. It is all a result of the below factors: [Read full message]

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The Breast Awareness Series

The breast is one of the few organs in the body that can be easily seen and felt, making it possible for every woman to become familiar with her own breast health. Becoming aware of what is normal is the first and most important step towards identifying any change early.

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Smoking Causes Cancer. Smoking Kills.

The price of smoking is a slice of your limb.

Smoking is often linked to lung cancer, but here’s a harsh truth: it’s also a leading cause of limb amputations. Yes, you read that right. Smoking severely damages your blood vessels, leading to peripheral artery disease (PAD) — and if untreated, it can cost you your legs.

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Understanding Circadian Rhythm, Sleep and Stress A Simple Balance

Circadian Rhythm, Sleep, and Stress: What You Need to Know
Your body has a natural clock called the circadian rhythm. It tells you when to feel sleepy, when to wake up, and when to eat.

This clock is controlled by a tiny part of your brain called the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), and it works best when you get sunlight in the morning and darkness at night. 🌞🌙

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Understanding Tinnitus: When Silence Isn’t Silent

Every year, in the first full week of February, the world observes Tinnitus Awareness Week. The aim is simple but important — to raise awareness about a condition that affects millions, yet is often misunderstood and ignored. Tinnitus refers to hearing sounds that do not come from any external source — ringing, buzzing, hissing, or whooshing — and is heard only by the affected person.

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Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)

Prostate specific antigen is a protein produced by the prostate gland. The prostate gland is a male accessory gland found at the base of the urinary bladder. Generally, random blood (serum) sample is taken for testing; a PSA level up to 4 ng/mL is considered as normal. PSA levels increase with age; hence a higher cut-off (5 ng/mL) would apply for elderly men above 70 years and lower cut-off (2.5 ng/mL) would apply for younger men below 55 years and for patients on drugs to reduce the size of prostate due to BPH (dutasteride and finasteride). The clinical history of the patient is vital in identifying temporary causes of abnormal rise in PSA. Causes could include an infection, inflammation of prostate, prostatic biopsy, urinary catheterisation, urological procedures, vigorous exercise (cycling), and recent sexual activity (ejaculation).

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Healthy Cooking and Nutrient Preservation

Cooking improves digestion, increases the absorption of many nutrients, and helps easy mastication. The cooking methods have an impact on the nutritional value of the foods we consume. For example: Long exposure to heat can change some vitamins; at the same time, it can make phytonutrients and antioxidants more liable. Vitamin C is soluble in water and is also sensitive to heat. Therefore, cooking can cause significant loss of this vitamin.

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குறட்டை – சாதாரணமா? ஆபத்தா? | Snoring | Kauvery Hospital Chennai | Tamil

Snoring is often ignored as a normal habit, but in some cases, it can be a sign of an underlying health issue.

In this video, Dr Anand Raju, Head of Department – ENT, Kauvery Hospital Radial Road, explains when snoring is harmless and when it needs medical attention.

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Patient Experience

Kauvery Hospital is the best hospital in Chennai. From top to bottom all are service oriented. All are very kind. Whatever we ask they are ready to help the hospital is very clean and peaceful and very secured place. The hospital in my thinking is a Temple, and the doctors are God and Goddess and other working in it are deities. I personally want to comment the ward boys are very kind. nice humble .My heartiest thanks to all the staffs of Kauvery Hospital.

– S.B

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