Largest Tumour removed from thigh in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital
New Delhi: It turned out globally the largest tumour removed from inside thigh of 18 year old boy, Praveen Kumar Gupta in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. But upshot of the…
Patients’ Rights Violations in India are a veritable study in Horror Stories
New Delh: We hear about the plight of patients by private hospitals off and on. But it is taking place daily all across the country with impunity. Millions of patients’…
Legs after 15 years of limp, thanks to hip replacement surgery
New Delhi: Mr. Anutosh Mishra, 53, was suffering from Ankylosing Spondylitis, a form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. As a result he, a bank employee, had to endure…
Doctors counter govt statement that they work for 40 hrs a week
New Delhi: Doctors have countered a government statement that they work for a maximum of 40 hours a week, claiming that their work hours often add up to as much…
No Crosspathy in Maharashtra allowed by the Maharashtra Medical Council
The final decision has been made by the Maharashtra Medical Council and banned rampant prescription of allopathy drugs by doctors of other branches except for allopathic ones. Doctors from other…
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) awarded as Most Trusted Medical College & Hospital
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Trust of late has become a scarce commodity in Indian Healthcare. But when it comes to Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), it is undeniably a cut above…
Meet Youngest recipient of Bilateral N7 Cochlear Implants
New Delhi: An 8 month old boy of Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi weighing barely 10KG becomes the youngest recipient of bilateral simultaneous cochlear implant in the country. This challenging procedure…
Mind your Heart while enjoying Feast this Christmas
New Delhi: As Christmas crescendo fills Delhi’s ecosystem, you might be having food fantasies. But Apollo’s Chief Clinical Nutritionist Dr Priyanka Rohatgi offers gut wisdom to make the indulgence heart-friendly…
In absence of doctors, Meerut district hospital’s geriatric ward fails to take off
Meerut: In the absence of doctors, the Meerut district hospital’s geriatric ward initiative has failed to take off. With 10 beds, now the locked ward was aimed at providing regular…
TB patient slits his throat in Ahmedabad hospital, dies
AHMEDABAD: A 35-year-old man, a daily wager, died at Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation-run VS hospital on Saturday after slashing his throat at the hospital. Officials said he was frustrated with the…
