Asmita’s husband Luv katkar at the hospital. Image credits: Indian Express. Asmita katkar’s day started as usual on that day too. She dropped her son to school and set off to her job. Little did she know that within minutes her life is going to play a trick on her. It was a tragic day […]
Image credits: Hindustan Times. Whenever we feel sick, we feel concerned about ourselves and goes to consult a doctor. But did anyone ever thought about how healthy our doctors are? Or what all kind of troubles do they face? Being a doctor is not as easy as it sounds. It takes years of hard work […]
After several failed tests and observations, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) solves the mystery of Nipah outbreak in Kerala. ICMR identified fruit bats as the source of the Nipah outbreak that took the lives of 17 persons in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts in Kerala. “Scientists have found conclusive evidence of Nipah virus infection […]
Image credits: Asian Age Age matters when it comes to surgeries. 86 years and 90% blockage in all arteries! That was the reason that no one was willing to operate an old man from Delhi. The man had 90% blockage in all arteries with severe calcium composition. But thanks to the doctors of Fortis Escorts […]
Image credits: The Better India. From staying in a slum and selling vegetables to becoming a reputed oncologist- This is the story of a woman who has seen several facets of life. Meet Dr. Vijayalakshmi Deshmane, one of India’s most reputed oncologists, Vice President of Karnataka Cancer Society, and a recipient of many awards. […]
The recent news on the death of a teenage girl due to illegal abortion carried out by ‘quacks’ sheds light on how the so-called quacks function freely by fooling the people. The incident happened in Gajwel, a place in Telangana portrays the negligence of the country’s Healthcare sector. Following the death of the girl, Junior […]
Image Credits: The New Indian Express Doctors of SRM Institute of Medical Sciences, Chennai, saves the life of a 19-year-old teenager, who lived with her vital organs outside the body. The Girl, Sauda Suleiman Amour, from Tanzania was born with a defective abdominal wall so her liver and a part of her intestine jutted out […]
Late in 90’s, doctors declare a girl as a ‘Medical failure’ and says she is incapable of doing anything. Years later, she becomes a doctor and starts a movement called “THE GLOBAL WOMEN’S RECOVERY MOVEMENT’ for addressing the mental health issues of the woman. What an Irony! Once a medical failure and now a doctor. […]
Image credits : Reuters “Grieving mother uses unmarried dead son’s sperm to give birth to grandchildren.” Several months back, this was one of the most controversial topics in the media. The incident has stirred the ‘Ethical concepts’ in the minds of many. In the Indian context, where health indicators are poor, the issue of ethics […]
Remember when we were kids, our classmates used to bring a bottle of small white homeopathic pills. More than considering it as a medicine, as kids, we used to have it as a kind of toffee or “sugar pills.” Homeopathy was invented in 1796 by Samuel Hahnemann. Today it is the most popular branch of […]