Category: Health

At a time when India is expanding its digital public infrastructure ecosystem, Kerala is emerging as a strong model in digitally integrated public healthcare by strengthening healthcare connectivity through publicly owned fibre infrastructure beyond disconnected digital systems and pilot projects. Under the National Health Mission’s eHealth Kerala initiative, Kerala...

May 28 – International Women’s Health Day is a global reminder of the importance of prioritizing women’s health, well-being, and access to quality healthcare services. The day highlights the need to address health challenges faced by women across all stages of life while promoting awareness, prevention, and equitable healthcare...

May 25 : As the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and herbal wellness industries continue to witness rapid growth, the need for dependable and quality-driven supply partners has become more crucial than ever. In this evolving business landscape, Star Bio Pharma has emerged as a growing force in the domain of B2B...

A 12-year-old girl from Kyrgyzstan, who had been suffering from frequent epileptic seizures for the past 7–8 years, recently received successful treatment in India at Asian Institute of Medical Sciences. The child had been experiencing nearly 10–15 epileptic attacks every day, severely affecting her quality of life. Most of the seizures occurred during the night, forcing family members to...

New Delhi, May 24 (BNP): India has issued a fresh health and travel advisory following the World Health Organization declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) over the ongoing Ebola outbreak affecting parts of Africa. The advisory comes amid growing concerns over the spread of the...

While parents are busy preparing for summer vacations and pool days, it’s important to also plan for how you will keep your kids safe this summer. Water accidents, sunburns, dehydration and head/neck injuries are some of the most common concerns pediatricians see during the summer.  Doctors at Johns Hopkins Children’s...

Bengaluru, May 23: Doctors at Fortis Hospital Cunningham Road, Bengaluru, successfully treated a 32–year–old woman police officer suffering from a rare and complex 8.5 cm cervical fibroid, preserving her uterus through advanced robotic surgery. Cervical fibroids are extremely uncommon, estimated to occur in nearly 1 in 10,000 fibroid cases, making them surgically challenging due to their deep location in the pelvis. The highly complex case was managed by Dr. Rubina Shanawaz, Additional Director – Uro-Gynaecology, Gynec-Oncology,...

WASHINGTON, D.C. May 22 : Today, Jonas Nursing, a leading supporter of doctoral nursing students in the U.S., and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) announce a new investment in the future of nursing education with the expansion of the Jonas Scholars program. During this critical time...

TSUKUBA, Japan, May 22 –  The buildup of a protein called ð›‚-synuclein (ASN) into toxic clumps is a hallmark of synucleinopathies, a group of neurodegenerative diseases that includes Parkinson’s and multiple system atrophy (MSA).  These aggregates are associated with cellular dysfunction and lead to progressive neuronal loss. Because current treatments only...

EDINBURGH, UK. Nürnberg, Germany, May 22: Metacarpal, a UK-based innovator in upper limb prosthetic technology, is proud to announce a new distribution agreement with Ortho-Reha Neuhof GmbH, a long-established German specialist distributor in orthopedic and prosthetic technology. This partnership brings Metacarpal’s world-first multi-articulating mechanical hand, Metacarpal GEM, to the...