Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai, a leading tertiary care hospital successfully performed a minimally invasive procedure using a transcatheter technique. A 64-year-old woman successfully underwent a trans-catheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR). The procedure was performed over 2 hours by the doctors of Apollo Hospitals Navi Mumbai. The patient has recovered well and […]
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ART Fertility Clinics appoints Dr. Somesh Mittal as CEO, India
ART Fertility Clinics, India today announced the appointment of Dr. Somesh Mittal as their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), India. Dr. Somesh Mittal has previously managed Multiple backed Vikram Hospital as CEO and was associated with Fortis Escorts Heart Institute as zonal director. He is also an alumnus of the University […]
50% of Heart Attacks Now Happens in Indians Below 50 Years: Says Expert
Studies have proven that cardiovascular disease CVDs affect Indians at least a decade earlier and in their most productive midlife years compared with the people of European countries. And the rising Waist Hip Ratio (WHR) is negatively correlated with the cardiometabolic risk. The emerging risks of CVDs are caused due […]
INCREASED PRESSURE ON DOCTORS DUE TO ‘IDIOT’ SYNDROME: DR. C. N MANJUNATH
Due to ‘Idiot’ syndrome among people it is becoming challenging to treat educated people, Dr C N Manjunath, Director, Jayadeva Hospital said here on Friday IDIOT syndrome (Internet Derived Information Obstructing Treatment) is when people blindly trust all the medical information available online and stop their treatment abruptly without consulting their […]
KSMSCL to Focus on Improving its Efficiency
Given its importance and responsibilities, Karnataka State Medical Supplies Corporation Limited (KSMSCL) is one of the key government agencies. Despite all the challenges especially during the pandemic and its aftermath, KSMSCL wants to stay focussed on its job as mandated by its vision “To provide universal and equitable access to quality drugs […]
The CK Birla Hospital® successfully operates a rare case of woman with two uteruses through total laparoscopic hysterectomy
Furthering the commitment to strengthening delivery of global standards of clinical excellence, the CK Birla Hospital® recently conducted a rare laparoscopic surgery successfully, on a 56-year-old female patient for two uteruses, a rare condition that causes abnormal post-menopausal bleeding. The patient in her fifties, came to the hospital with complains […]
MediBuddy partners with distinguished platforms like Myntra, Flipkart and Paytm for healthy wellbeing
Keeping in mind the physical wellbeing of public at large, some of India’s most trusted entities like Myntra, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Flipkart, Paytm and MobiKwik, have collaborated with MediBuddy, to avail services from India’s largest teleconsultation platform. Through this partnership, MediBuddy shall offer 60+ health tests at discounted prices. […]
Clevergene signs an MoU with Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology
Clevergene Biocorp a deep-tech genomics company today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), to to establish a state-of-the-art genomics centre at Thiruvananthapuram. In a first of its kind in Kerala, the state-of-the-art genomics centre will house the latest DNA sequencing equipment like the […]
What to do if you are diagnosed with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The author of this article is Dr Rajani Battu, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Eyestem One of my patients, Mr Arvind Kumar(name changed), aged 84 years, came in for a consult since he found it increasingly difficult to read the newspaper with his present glasses. He had undergone cataract surgery […]
Narayana Health’s SRCC Children’s Hospital in collaboration with the Indian Cancer Society launches the After Completion of Therapy (ACT) Clinic
With the sole mission of empowering young cancer survivors, SRCC Children’s Hospital-Managed by Narayana Health, Mumbai, in collaboration with the Indian Cancer Society, has set up an After Completion of Therapy (ACT) clinic. The objective is to facilitate the cancer survivors through apt assessment of their present condition and guidance […]