Cancer may be zeroing in on your Liver, thanks to silent Hepatitis

New Delhi: If cancer is a word of fear, beware of Hepatitis for twin reasons; it can lead to liver cancer by itself and can complicate the surgery of other…

Senior AIIMS doctor to head Noida child hospital

NOIDA: The government-run super-specialty child hospital in the city will remain under UP’s control for now and not be taken over by AIIMS, a senior health department official told TOI…

Men of India, Beware of Hepatitis! Your Fertility may be in peril

New Delhi: Hepatitis does not endanger liver alone; it is a recipe for infertility in men too. If, as stats go, 52 million people in India live with hepatitis virus,…

Point of view: Should there be subject wise cut-off for NEET

NEET does not have a subject wise cut-offs, thus the student scoring in single digits in Physics and Chemistry can still get admission in Medical colleges Biology should have more…

An 8 year old girl’s brain housed 100 tapeworm eggs!

New Delhi: In a shocking discovery, doctors at Fortis Memorial Research Institute found 100 tapeworm eggs in the brain of an eight-year-old girl. The condition is called Neurocysticercosis. The condition…

Analjit Singh appointed non-executive Chairman of Max Financial Services

New Delhi: Max Financial Services, which houses the life insurance business of the $3-billion Max Group, has named its sponsor and founding shareholder Analjit Singh as nonexecutive chairman of the…

Apollo, Anonymous citizens & Social Media stood as one to save a Kashmiri Daughter

New Delhi: People with hearts of giving came to the rescue of a poor Kashmiri school girl who had only few days to live. She urgently needed a liver transplant.…

Lucknow: KGMU doctors remove 10-cm clot from man’s windpipe

LUCKNOW: A team of experts from King George’s Medical University’s (KGMU) respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) and ear, nose and throat (ENT) department saved the life of a 31-year-old road…

1,400 TN hospitals lack fire safety licence: Government to HC

CHENNAI: More than 1,400 hospitals run by Tamil Nadu government across the state do not have a valid fire safety licence, and 538 more are pending renewal, the state government…

He is ‘flying’ on Wheelchair, thanks to Aster DM Healthcare’s generous Sky

Dubai/ New Delhi: 42 year old Gurbinder Singh’s legs, which are now a wheelchair, are not on earth, thanks to hand holding by Aster DM Healthcare. Despite being bereft of…