Should Delhiites go for screening en masse for Lung Cancer?
New Delhi: Dr Arvind Kumar, undeniably the best lung cancer surgeon in India, today presented a very scary picture of incidences of lung cancer and painted it as an epidemic…
Apollo Hospitals announce free cardiac surgeries for underprivileged children
New Delhi: In a gesture of humanitarian outreach, Dr. Prathap C Reddy, the visionary Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals announced an initiative under which 100 underprivileged children would benefit from free…
Drug Manufacturers Report Panic for Buying Oxytocin by Hospitals
Due to the ban on the crucial hormone Oxytocin, that is mainly used for pregnant women for the induction of labor and stall postpartum bleeding, hospitals are in the panic…
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.…
