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    Cancer Task Force Recommends Guidelines for Cancer Care

    Bengaluru : To mark World Cancer Day,the Oral Cancer Task Force, an expert committee comprising leading oncologists from all over India, presented their recommendations to create guidelines for the management of head and neck cancer. Head and neck cancer, which includes oral cancer,has been a major public health issue in India for several decades. The […]

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    World Cancer Day Observed Widely in Assam

    Guwahati : World Cancer Day was observed at various locations on February 04 every year as the day focuses to raise cancer awareness.The highlights of the day were “Pledge For Action” campaign in 10 public locations in Guwahati, Inter-College poster competition withNational Service Scheme (NSS), interview of cancer survivors, and screening of common cancers in Barpeta, […]

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    SPARSH Hospital appoints 4 Senior Consultant Doctors as HODs for new Specialities

    Bengaluru : SPARSH Hospital today announced the appointments of Senior Specialist medical practitioners at its Flagship Infantry Road Facility, expanding its core capabilities into the departments of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Liver Transplant & HPB, Cardiac Sciences, and Plastic, Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery. The appointed specialists are Dr. Poornachandra K.S, Dr. Basant Mahadevappa.Dr. Ganesh Nallur Shivu, and Dr. Anand […]

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    Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru Pledges For A ‘Cancer Less Future’

    Bangalore : In an attempt to raise awareness and build cancer care capacity for a future without cancer, Manipal Hospitals Bengaluru today launched “Centre of Excellence for Immunotherapy, Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC)” at its premises today. Aimed at educating people on early screening to detect and defect cancer, the hospital […]

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    ACCESS Health India translates learnings to improve health systems in India through collaborative partnerships

    Mumbai :  ACCESS Health International launched a new bestseller authored by Dr. William Haseltine, Chair and President of ACCESS Health International, World Class: A Story of Adversity, Transformation, and Success at NYU Langone Health. The book tells the remarkable story of an underperforming New York City medical center that was transformed into a world class, patient centered institution that now […]

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    World Cancer Day, 2019: Commitment to tame the disease and increasing awareness can make India cancer-free

    by: Dr Vijay Agarwal, Lead and Senior Consultant – Medical Oncology and Haematology, Aster CMI Hospital The word ‘cancer’ brings out the darkest of fear among most people. However, it is shocking that not many are aware of the true facts related to this deadly condition claiming about lakhs of lives every year. The year […]

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    KIMS organizes symposium on facial injuries

    Hyderabad : Departments of Neurosurgery and Plastic & Reconstructive surgery of KIMS Hospital, Secundrabad have organized a Comprehensive Symposium on Craniofacial Injuries involving head and face on 3rd February 2019. ENT surgeons, Intensivists, Ophthalmologists and Dental surgeons also participated in the program. The one-day program had intense deliberations contributed by speakers from all over India […]

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    Nearly 50% cancer patients are uninsured, Edelweiss Tokio Life study shows

    New Delhi : With healthcare expenses touted to rise in coming years, a grim reality has come to the fore as doctors believe almost 50% of cancer patients pay out of their pockets for treatment, an Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance study shows. Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance, in partnership with Ipsos Research, conducted a study with […]

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    Indian Doctors Successfully Treated Six-Year-Old Afghan Girl Suffering from Thalassemia Major

    Gurgaon: Doctors at Fortis Hospital treated a six-year-old Afghan girl, Hasnat, suffering from thalassemia major (also known as beta thalassemia), through Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT). The procedure, earlier known to treat some types of cancers like leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma, is now increasingly recognised as an effective treatment option for genetic blood diseases like thalassemia major. […]

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    Vimhans Nayati performs rare Bilateral Total Knee Replacement on 65-year-old Iraqi woman

      By Sachin Murdeshwar New Delhi: Recognized for delivering exceptional patient care, Vimhans Nayati Super Specialty Hospital today announced a rare bilateral total knee replacement surgery performed in a single session on a 65-year-old lady from Baghdad, Iraq. Zainab Salen Mohammed Hasan – a morbidly-obese lady with a BMI (body mass index) of 44.5, weighing […]

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