Weight loss therapy leaves woman with brain disorder

A naturopathy-based weight loss programme, popular across a cross-section of society these days, has gone horribly wrong for Gauri Atre, such that the 33-year-old Nanded woman is now left with…

Torchlight surgery: Minister orders probe

PATNA: State health minister Mangal Pandey on Monday asked the Saharsa civil surgeon to probe into a video footage showing doctors performing an operation in torchlight at Saharsa sadar hospital.…

40% doctors who applied for job at government hospitals didn’t join, reveals RTI

JAIPUR: Government jobs are the most sought after, or so one believes. An RTI has revealed that more than 40% of MBBS doctors who cleared the examination for medical officers…

INLD alleges medicine purchase “scam” in Haryana, demands CBI probe

Chandigarh: Haryana’s main opposition Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) today alleged there were irregularities to the tune of hundreds of crores in the purchase of medicines in state government hospitals…

Through Shruti, Medtronic would serve 10 million people in India for ear care

According to recent reports, an estimated 75 million people are going to have a hearing disability in India. 75 % of them will get hearing disability just because of being…

20 days old boy underwent surgery to remove an Underdeveloped fetus

A rarest of the rare case found at a private hospital in Ahmedabad where 20 days old boy had a huge swelling in his abdominal area and during the examination,…

Tsunami of Bleeding was averted in Apollo to save a Bangladeshi patient

New Delhi: The balloon like bulge in abdomen section of aorta, the main artery that carries blood from heart to the rest of the body, is a ticking time bomb.…

Aster DM Healthcare launches free ambulance Services in Odisha

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Aster Volunteers are reaching far and wide in India to cater to healthcare needs of poor patients. Its recent outing in Odisha will go a long way in…

Becton, Dickinson & company (BD) introduces new technique for Cervical Cancer Screening

New Delhi: Pap smear test for detection of Cervical Cancer may be passé as a new technique called ‘BD SurePath™’ promises lot more accuracy. Given the surging numbers of Cervical…

‘Modicare’ inspires Aster DM Healthcare to go for pan India expansion

New Delhi: Aster DM Healthcare eyes ‘Modicare’ as a huge opportunity to serve poor patients in India. Hence, it has decided on an ambitious plan for a pan India expansion…