The author of this article is Dr. Anish Desai, Director-Strategic Medical Affairs – Adroit Biomed Ltd In a season where winters are once again sapping away at the moisture of your skin and dry, scaly, itchy skin is a common complaint, it’s time for getting some long-lasting benefits. It’s also […]
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Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road Successfully Performed A Complex Surgery to Save Eyes of A 26-year-old Accident Victim with Multiple Facial Fractures
A team led by Dr. Abdul Hameed, a Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, successfully operated a 26-year-old accident victim for multiple facial fractures to save his eyes and eliminate the risk of vision loss. The patient was discharged without any post-operation complications and under follow-up for two-three months. […]
Here’s how AI can transform Cancer care in India
The author of this article is Dr Anil Heroor, Head-Surgical Oncology, Fortis Hospital, Mulund ~ When the Coronavirus pandemic took us by the storm, Cancer patients suffered the most as oncology screening and treatment paused for a while. Having said that, when hospitals switched to digital mediums to connect with […]
World Cancer Day 2021: DKMS Announces The Milestone Of Giving 90,000 Blood Cancer Patients Worldwide A Second Chance At Life!
February 4th is marked as World Cancer day every year. This day is observed to spread awareness about the disease and its increasing burden. In line with the theme for this year “Create a future without cancer. The time to act is now”, DKMS BMST Foundation India, a non-profit organization with a mission to […]
Spreading Wellness: ‘How can you maintain that fitness routine you’ve been wishing to have’
At GALF we get many queries about our clients suddenly finding their fitness routines boring and repetitive; causing them to get off track. Several individuals take up new year resolutions about hitting the gym every day, losing weight, building a set of abs but tell us that they aren’t able […]
Global Hospitals, Mumbai Parel Launches A Comprehensive Clinic for Treatment of Mucormycosis And Other Invasive Fungal Infections
There has been a surge incases of a black fungus infection, Mucormycosis, linked with Covid-19. This infection has become a grave matter of concern, that requires prompt medical attention. Patients who already have underlying conditions, like diabetes, are more susceptible to the infection. Infected patients run the risk of losing their […]
P.D Hinduja Hospital & MRC creates awareness on “World Cancer Day” with an 8-feet-long ribbon installation
In celebration of World Cancer Day, a global uniting initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), P.D Hinduja Hospital & MRC is proud to present an 8-feet-long cancer ribbon-shaped installation lit with LED lights to raise awareness around the deadly disease. The burden of “Cancer” in India […]
Advanced Trauma Life Support: How can lay people save lives of accident victims?
The author of this article is Dr Kaushal Malhan, Director-Orthopedics and Joint Replacement, Fortis Hospital, Mulund A total of 151,113 people were killed in 480,652 road accidents across India in 2019, an average of 414 a day, or 17 an hour, according to a 2019 report published by the Government’s […]
Fear of COVID keeps patients’ away from dental clinics resulting in an increased need of treatment
Observably, the COVID-19 pandemic hit a pause button on many of our routine activities, including regular visits to the dentist. When the pandemic peaked, health authorities put restrictions in place for dental care, and dental clinics saw only emergency cases and advised patients to wait when it came to non-essential […]
Novartis renews WHO medicine donation pledge with aim of ending leprosy
A renewed partnership agreement signed by Novartis and the World Health Organization (WHO) will drive the global push towards making leprosy history. The five-year extension of the partnership – which was first signed in 2000 – will see Novartis continue to donate multidrug therapy (MDT) medicines to treat leprosy up […]
