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  • Medical Team at Medeor Hospital give a new life to a bedridden Indian employed abroad in the midst of pandemic

    New Delhi: A 52-year-old Indian carpenter and safety assistant working abroad, suffered a fracture in the hip joint (acetabulum) due to fall from approx. 10 meters’ height. After which he was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment and surgery. However, the surgery was not successful, as in a couple of months the head of […]

    National Medical Commission guidelines on excluding scientist teachers draw protests

    New Delhi : The National Medical Commission, which replaced the tainted Medical Council of India, has already courted controversy in its first innings. In its recent gazetted notification titled Minimum Requirements for Annual M.B.B.S. Admissions Regulations, 2020, the percentage of non-medical teachers in the three pre-clinical specialties of Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology have been halved from 30 […]

    Diabetes Mellitus – Tips to prevention

    Dr. Indira Kedlaya, Senior Consultant, Internal Medicine, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield Diabetes Mellitus is a disease that is endemic in India. What was previously a disease of the developed world has made its way through small towns and villages of our country. This can be attributed to improved standards of living, access to food coupled […]

    Respiratory problems being faced by people due to various reasons and their remedies

    By: Mr. Kamayani Naresh, Founder Zyropathy(Zyro Healthcare Pvt Ltd.) With the change in weather, there had been a steep rise in the number of cases related to respiratory issues. As per a recent study, there had been a rise of 20-25 percent patients with respiratory health issues. As per reports issued by hospitals, they are […]

    5 Ways to Cope With Negative Impacts Of Self-Isolation On Mental Health

    Work not in the usual office, but at home. The need to keep 2 meters away from another person, leave the house with a closed face, and communicate with friends mainly by phone or via the Internet. All these are realities of everyday life in 2020.  Many people just want to ask the rest: “How […]

    Bethune-Cookman University Uses Upswing’s Student Engagement Technology to Overcome Challenges of Retaining Students Amid COVID-19

    AUSTIN, Texas:The pandemic created unprecedented challenges for college administrators looking to retain their students for the fall semester, but Bethune-Cookman University, a small historically black college and university (HBCU) in Daytona Beach, Florida, rose to the challenge relying on Upswing’s student engagement technology to stay connected to their students, the university revealed during a COVID […]

    Microsoft collaborates with Social Alpha to accelerate growth of healthtech startups in India

    Bengaluru: In its continued efforts to support the startup ecosystem in the country, Microsoft has launched a dedicated program for healthtech startups. The program is designed to help startups scale with advanced technology and joint go-to-market support. Microsoft is also collaborating with startup incubator Social Alpha to accelerate the growth of participating startups. The Covid-19 […]

    Retinopathy of Prematurity: How to Prevent Blindness?

    Definition: Retinopathy of prematurity or ROP is defined as a disorder of the developing retina of low birth weight, preterm infants potentially leading to blindness in a small but significant percentage of those infants. Is it a new disease?  ROP is not a new disease but the number of babies at risk for ROP is increasing because […]

    Orbis and Quality & Accreditation Institute release key guidelines for eye hospitals to contain the spread of COVID-19

    Orbis has partnered with Quality & Accreditation Institute (QAI) to release a comprehensive set of guidelines for ophthalmology hospitals/clinics in India on November 12 to mark World Quality Day. The resource titled, “Comprehensive Guidelines For OPD/ IPD Services in Ophthalmology Hospitals/Clinics Under New Normal: Living with Covid-19”, has been formulated by experts in ophthalmology and […]

    Govt to prioritize COVID vaccine for frontline health workers

    In the fight against Covid-19, doctors, nurses and health workers have been at the forefront. Taking into consideration the vulnerability these people face, priority has been set by the government to vaccinate them first. Also, to ensure that a person is not vaccinated twice, the authorities can avoid the same with the help of the […]