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  • NephroPlus to hire over 2000 clinical staff this year

    Hyderabad: Hyderabad based NephroPlus, India’s largest network of dialysis centres has announced its plan to hire over 2000 clinical staff in the next 12 months. The company has aggressive expansion plan across the country and foresees a huge demand for dialysis technicians arising due the same. It believes that India has dearth of skilled technicians hence […]

    Eye-care in the time of corona

    Contributed by Dr. Anand Balasubramaniam, Senior Consultant – Cornea, Cataract & Refractive Services, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bengaluru Covid-19 has taken the world by storm and people are still getting used to the new model of living under quarantine. During this time, taking the right safety and hygiene measures to prevent the spread of disease is […]

    Precautions for liver transplant patients in the times of COVID-19 lockdown: Dr Ravi Mohanka

    by Sachin Murdeshwar  Dr Ravi Mohanka, Consultant and Chief – HBP Surgery and Liver Transplant, Global Hospital, Mumbai Mumbai : Patients who have undergone a liver transplant are on immunosuppressive medicines and may have a higher risk of infections such as COVID-19. During the pandemic, they should be under strict lockdown avoiding contact with any person […]

    Fortis rolls out e-Consultations for remote patient care in 23 hospitals across multiple locations in India

    Bangalore:  Fortis Healthcare, India’s leading healthcare solutions provider, successfully rolled out online consultations for patients in 23 hospitals across the network in India. As the country continues with COVID 19 lockdown, the step was conceived to continue patient care services without risking the health of patients or doctors. Both tele-consults, as well as video consult […]

    Managing Diabetes during COVID-19

    ~ Dr. V. Mohan shares some critical DOs & DON’Ts ~ Hyderabad : As part of its Patient Education Programme (PEP) and respecting the lockdown and the social distancing norms set by the Government of India to combat the rapid spread of COVID-19, Neuberg Diagnostics Private Limited, a StartUp in the PathLab chain segment, today organized a PEP Talk in […]

    Let age not decide your immunity level

    Contributed by Dr. Santhosh Atmanand Revankar, Consultant Internal Medicine, Columbia Asia Referral Hospital Yeshwanthpur How many times have you thought when you wake up that you need extra sleep rest, perks of having another holiday in a week, or have an extra person who can help you out for daily household chores. Well, for people […]

    COVID-19 screening of healthcare workers offers reassurance

    Newcastle:These findings, published today as a piece of correspondence in The Lancet, may offer some reassurance to NHS staff on the frontline. The work has been carried out by researchers and medics at the Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University – the key findings are: Delivering staff testing during the pandemic […]

    Neglecting TB can affect to the spinal cord

    New Delhi: While extrapulmonary Tuberculosis, being a lesser known complication can have serious consequences, if not treated on time. TB has always been related to be a pulmonary disease, but in fact if left untreated, it can spread to various parts of the body and the most common site being the spinal cord. The symptoms of […]

    Amid COVID-19 scare Keralite youth from UK reaches Kozhikode for treatment in a Chartered flight

    Kozhikode : When the world is reeling under lockdown due to COVID-19, it was not a deterrent for Prasad Das from the UK to travel all the way from UK to Kerala for a medical emergency at Aster MIMS hospital, Kozikode. Prasad Das a native of Vadakara district reached Kozhikode airport this morning in a chartered […]

    The involuntary abnormal postures could be a sign of dystonia

    Contributed by Dr. Kishor Rao, Consultant Neuro Surgeon, Functional Neuro surgery and Spine Surgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road Everyone likes to have control over their lives or at least over their bodies. However, at times, things do get out of control but it’s more disturbing when it is about our health and our body. […]