It is World No Tobacco Day today. A good reason to talk again about the impact of smoking on urological conditions.

Contrary to popular belief, robotic surgery does not involve a group of robots performing an unassisted surgery. The robots are merely the limbs, albeit more precise ones than human limbs, but the control is with a human surgeon. Human Surgeons will continue to be indispensable as surgery is about expertise, precision, and decision making.

When it comes to salt, less is better. Even though it’s an essential component of our diet which we see the salt is always present naturally in various foods. Cutting down the salt beyond doubts helps in controlling blood pressure, cardiac ailments.

Dr Nitesh Jain, Consultant Urologist, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Robotic Urologist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai talks about how robotics has positively impacted the complex surgical procedures in urology.