Centre to roll out triple-drug therapy to eliminate filaria
PUNE: The Union government has approved the roll-out of the WHO-recommended new triple-drug therapy (TDT) in four select districts, including one in Maharashtra, to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF) from the…
Healthcare Industry Leaders huddled to create benign ecosystem for patients
New Delhi: Compassion needs to be a crucial component in care continuum. Healthcare sans empathy is untenable. Handholding of patients in their care journey can only ease the hostility long…
Success in re-modeling man’s cornea with donor human tissues
Chennai city doctors recorded success in his operation to re-modeled man’s cornea with donor human tissues. Doctors proved their skills and expertise while they successfully implanting donor cornea in the…
Colistin Ban is highly demanded by the Doctors
Infectious disease experts are forcing the central government to put a ban on the use of colistin, an antibiotic widely used to promote growth in fish and animals. Recently study…
Service to Rural Areas should be mandatory for fresh doctors
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said that Rural posting should be mandatory for new doctors as it could be a good solution to tackle doctors shortage in rural areas. Rural…
First Home Sperm Test device launched in India
First time in India, home sperm test device to count moving sperm has been approved by FDA. A Los Angeles based company Medical Electronic Systems (MES) which has specialization in…
Smuggled Phensedyl Seized from Beltola
Recently, allegedly imported 568 cartons of smuggled Phensedyl have been seized by Basistha police from Beltola. According to the Beltola police, these cartons brought from Ahmedabad and smuggled to Guwahati.…
It was a bitter ‘Modicine’ Doctor Community had least expected
New Delhi/ London: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit Indian doctors’ community as hard in his UK sojourn as popular actor Amir Khan had done in his acclaimed TV Program Satyamev…
For diabetics @ dead end of medication, stem cells are elixir
New Delhi/ Chandigarh: It may take a while before stem cell therapy becomes the first line of treatment in diabetes management but end stage diabetic patients becoming resistant to medication…
A smart phone based health App is all set to help screen diabetics
New Delhi: An innovative smartphone-based health app pioneered in NSW (New South Wales) could help millions of the world’s poorest to access lifesaving diabetes screening and care for the very…
