Every year, World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day is celebrated on the 3rd Wednesday of November to raise awareness, share knowledge, advocate lung health, and discuss ways to reduce the burden of COPD worldwide. This year, the theme chosen by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD), for […]
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Dharamshila Rahat Supportive and Palliative care centre organizes IAPC’s volunteer training certificate course programme on palliative care in Delhi
Dharamshila Rahat Supportive and Palliative care centre, in association with the Indian Association of Palliative Care organised a first-of-its-kind two-day training course in palliative care for volunteers from 12th-13th November. The weekend programme received an overwhelming response with 60 people participating to be volunteers for the noble cause. The event […]
Brain-dead man from Laggere saves multiple lives through organ donation
The family of a 53-year-old man who suffered from a brain Stroke and was declared brain dead donated his vital organs, which helped to save the lives of seven people. Prakash J, the resident of Rajgopal nagar Laggere, failed to come out of a deep coma that he suffered on […]
Diabetes Capital of the World: From reactive to preventive – The need for a shift in the healthcare dynamics of India
Diabetes, which is commonly known as ‘the sugar disease is a condition that impacts the way our body produces or utilizes insulin hormone. The insulin hormone works like a fuel to the body as it converts food into energy. Any kind of abnormality in the amount of insulin eventually results […]
MediBuddy records an increase of 86% in queries related to diabetes post-Diwali
MediBuddy, India’s largest digital healthcare platform observed a surge of over 86% in diabetes consultations. The number of consultations on the platform has increased since Diwali, with data indicating that more males than females suffer from diabetes across the country. The digital healthcare platform recorded a 64% rise in queries […]
18th International Telemedicine Conference- ‘TELEMEDICON 2022’ to be held in Kerala
Telemedicine Society of India (TSI) and its Kerala Chapter hosts Telemedicon 2022, the eighteenth edition of the International Telemedicine Conference, at Amrita Hospital, Kochi, from November 10 to 12, 2022. On the inaugural day, Mr. S. Somanath, Chairman, ISRO, will be the Chief Guest. He will deliberate on how the […]
Hospitals in Delhi are fast-filling as patients with breathing problems increase
The impact of deteriorating air quality in the national capital is now visible in the outpatient departments of hospitals in the city. Cases of pollution-related ailments have spiked in the past few weeks, health experts said.Each year, as winter draws near, the air quality in Delhi deteriorates and reaches unsafe […]
Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2023 worth $250,000 to be held in London
Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare providers in GCC and India, has announced London as the next destination for Aster Guardians Global Nursing Award 2023 ceremony. The award was announced on International Nurses Day 2021 as an initiative by the group to recognize the contribution of nurses […]
Better Juice Launches Commercial Sugar-Reduction Plant
Sugar-reduction foodTech start-up Better-Juice, Ltd. launches its first full-capacity manufacturing plant setting the wheels in motion for full commercial production of its proprietary sugar-reducing immobilized enzymes. The new facility will enable the company to fulfill current commissions from juice producers globally, as well as respond to anticipated new demands. The […]
This ‘Diabetes Month’, Jackfruit365TM advocates Green Jackfruit Flour integration in Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
Jackfruit365™, the company behind the patented green jackfruit flour which helps in controlling blood sugar levels in persons with diabetes (PWD), announces its support to the ongoing 3-year World Diabetes Day campaign ‘Access to diabetes care’. In tandem with the theme of the second year ‘Education to Protect Tomorrow’, Jackfruit365™ […]