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  • Wockhardt Hospital Successfully Carried Out A High-risk Surgery on A 62-Year-Old Man Suffering from A Rare Appendix Cancer During Lockdown

    by Sachin Murdeshwar Mumbai: A team headed by DR. IMRAN SHAIKH, consultant Surgical Gastroenterology, HPB surgery, and GI Oncosurgery, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, helped a 62-year-old man successfully undergo Radical Right Hemicolectomy with Right Paracolic Peritonectomy to remove the right half of the colon and lymph node along with the right paracolic peritoneum. Right paracolic peritoneum is a […]

    Columbia Asia Hospitals conducted a blood donation drive to support and encourage blood donation during the Covid times

    Bangalore : Columbia Asia Hospitals, Bangalore conducted a blood donation drive to encourage and support the need of blood donation to save lives. Columbia Asia Hospitals at Yeshwanthpur, Whitefield and Sarjapur have undertaken this initiative in order to spread awareness and urge everyone to play their role in saving lives during the pandemic. Blood donation is […]

    Treating Cancer & other NCDs Safe & critical while Covid Vaccine Expected by January 2021 said by Dr. Gopi Chand Khilnani

    New Delhi, – PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a webinar on “Cancer Care during COVID Times: Tackling of NCDs” with august panelist from the medical fraternity including Dr. N Subramanian, Chairman, Health Committee, PHD Chamber and Director, Medical Services, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals; Dr. Gopi Chand Khilnani, Chairman, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, […]

    Medica Group of Hospitals hosted virtual discussion on restructuring the Indian Healthcare System

    Kolkata:Medica Group of Hospitals hosted its second COVID-19 Webinar this evening. We were extremely pleased with the attendee turn out. We, at Medica, have always believed in being prepared for the worst and we decided to fully engage, intercept and take the fight to COVID as early as the first week of February when the first […]

    Stiff neck pain? Set you postures right!

    By Dr Ravi Kelkar, Consultant Orthopaedics, Columbia Asia Hospital Hebbal With so many of us gazing into computers or staring at our smart phones most of the day, it’s no wonder that we are experiencing neck pain. Waking up with a stiff neck is not the way you want to start your day. It can […]

    New Age Technology can Help Indian Cancer Patients Save a Lot of Money

    Bangalore: OncoStem Diagnostics, an Oncology focused company that enables personalised cancer treatment, is pleased to announce the publication of a review paper on the impact of over treatment of Early stage breast cancer on patients. The review indicates that in early-stage breast cancer where the risk of relapse is very low, overtreatment can be damaging to […]

    Safety guide to wear face mask

    By Dr. Sravya Chowdary Tipirneni, Consultant Dermatologist and Cosmetologist, Columbia Asia Hospital Whitefield Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the world has changed and people are gradually adapting to a new lifestyle which involves more focus on safety and hygiene. The government has made it mandatory to wear protective masks, gloves and carry a […]

    Down to the Bone: Understanding How Bone-Dissolving Cells Are Generated

    Scientists explain the role of a certain protein in the generation of cells critical to bone maintenance Bone-dissolving cells called osteoclasts are derived from a type of immune cells called macrophages. They are necessary for the maintenance and renewal of bones. But the intracellular mechanisms through which macrophages convert to osteoclasts are not fully understood. […]

    A 27-Year-Old Coronavirus Positive Woman Gives Birth to Uninfected Baby Girl at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road

    by Sachin Murdeshwar MUMBAI: India is under the grip of coronavirus. The number of coronavirus cases is rising at a rapid rate. Amid lockdown, a 27-year-old coronavirus positive mother gave birth to an infected baby girl weighing 3.6 kgs on June 3, at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road. Special precautions were undertaken by the doctors to ensure […]

    Supporting Science, Countering COVID-19: Editage Pro Bono Services Crosses 700-Paper Mark

    With the global scale and repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of research generated has also increased. Researchers across the world are adding to the pool of knowledge at an unprecedented rate. Editage, the flagship brand of Cactus Communications, a technology company accelerating scientific advancement, had launched pro bono manuscript translation, editing, and artwork […]