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  • Quaker Extends Heartfelt Gratitude To Indian Healthcare Community

    New Delhi Recognizing the courage, resilience and unwavering spirit of the Indian healthcare community, Quaker has created a special film – ‘#SalutingOurHeroes’, a tribute to the Real Fit Heroes for their selfless efforts in keeping numerous families safe during the tough times. Released ahead of the upcoming National Doctor’s Day, the film focuses on inspiring and positive stories that talk about the incredible […]

    Check your oximeter’s fitness

    Article by Dr. Chinnadurai R., Lead Consultant – Critical Care, Aster RV Hospital Oximeter, once a rarely heard name and used only in the hospitals has now become the household item since the pandemic began. To safeguard patients from deteriorating health, doctors suggest to monitor the oxygen saturation level frequently. With increasing number of oximeter […]

    Keeping Children Safe from Monsoon Illnesses

    Monsoon, one of the most awaited seasons after a spell of the hot summer, brings with it its own share of health issues that parents have to keep an eye out for. The sudden drop in temperature and increased levels of humidity and the stagnant water after the rains cause an increase in air, water […]

    Tawam Hospital achieves milestone in complex brainstem surgery

    Al Ain: Tawam Hospital, part of Abu Dhabi Heath Services Company (SEHA) – the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has reached yet another milestone in the provision of complex brainstem surgery. 17-year-old citizen, Zayed, started to experience crippling acute headaches at the beginning of Ramadan this year, with drooping in his right eyelid and double vision […]

    Amrita Doctors in Kochi use ECMO to Save Life of 11-year-old Boy Suffering from Post-Covid Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)

    KOCHI: An 11-year-old boy suffering from severe heart failure and shock due to Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) was successfully treated at Amrita Hospital in Kochi with ECMO, which is akin to heart-lung bypass machine used in open-heart surgery, saving his life from the dreaded disease that appears to be linked to Covid-19. Amrita […]

    DIVOC Health Receives Import License for GeneDrive Covid Testing Kits in India

    New Delhi: To address the immediate need for high-quality COVID19 tests, DIVOC Health has received an import license from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, for Genedrive® 96 SARS-CoV-2 testing kits in India. Following the approval, the diagnostic startup DIVOC health will be able to spot the active SARS-CoV-2 […]

    General OPD & Surgeries open at NHS Hospital

    Jalandhar: Seeing a marked decline in the number of COVID cases, the NHS hospital has fully opened the general out-patient department (OPD) services and elective surgeries for the non-COVID patients with some restrictions from June 14. The patients can visit the hospital for specialised treatment. Also, the elective surgeries have resumed keeping in mind the extreme […]

    MGM Healthcare Chennai successfully performs India’s first Liver transplant with Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion on an end-stage liver disease patient

    Hyderabad: MGM Healthcare, a multi-specialty quaternary care hospital in the heart of the Chennai, today announced that it had successfully conducted a Cadaveric Liver Transplantation on a patient with end-stage liver disease using an innovative – Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion (HOPE) liver pump – for the very first time in the country. The surgery was successfully   […]

    Orbital Tumors: Diagnosis, Treatment & Management

    Dr. Amaresh S Bhaganagare, Consultant Neurosurgeon, HCG Cancer Hospital Bengaluru Tumors and inflammations can occur behind and around the eye. An orbital tumor refers to a tumor positioned in the ‘orbit’, which is the bony socket in the front of the skull that comprises the eye. Even a miniscule tumor in this small, crowded region […]

    Preventing Iron-Deficiency via Ayurveda

    Staying healthy calls for making a balance of so many things. However, fulfilling all the requirements is somewhat not feasible. Out of a number of deficiencies that bring health problems in general and to women in particular, iron deficiency is the leading one. Moreover, Ayurveda, being a science of life and longevity recognises the importance […]