On the way to the popular hill station of Mussorie, there stands a small hospital on the four-acre bizarre and incomplete children’s science park campus. The small building standing amidst the green is dedicated to providing medical help to the people of the hills, which also include those suffering from burns or injuries inflicted by […]

Young house-surgeons at government colleges who pursue their mandatory one-year of house surgeon-ship are disappointed by the government’s inefficiency. Since their postings as interns in District Wenlock, Lady Goschen Hospital and other urban community health centres, these doctors have not received their stipend for the past ten months. The doctors have been submitting memorandums to […]

A study on prevalence and risk factors of suicidality in India by doctors from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences states that suicidality is more prevalent at 5.1% than death by suicide at 0.024% among adults aged 18 years and above. Suicidality is the thoughts, plans, attempts and acts inflicted by oneself […]

In a path-breaking step, Kerala has become the first state in India to have well defined clinical protocols for brain death certification in the country.  An order issued earlier this month has de-linked the process of brain death declaration from the organ donation process. It has now issued an order, setting forth parameters for brain […]

With the outbreak of coronavirus, a new strain of virus in China, India also began taking precautionary measures to identify the presence of the virus. According to the Union Health Ministry, a total of more than 9000 passengers from 43 flights was screened for the virus at seven identified airports including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. […]

The Indian Medical Association, Kerala chapter has urged doctors to spend at least 10 minutes on social media every day, to pass on authentic medical information to common people. The move aims at increasing awareness about fake medical news among people. Dr RC Sreekumar, Chairman, Digital, IMA, Kerala said that IMA conducted a “health parliament” […]

Adding a new feather to the crown of the technological advancements in the medical field, Aster CMI Hospital claimed that it has successfully performed a live liver transplant on a patient from Nigeria, by not using blood or blood products, to protect the patient’s religious beliefs. Very few such surgeries have been successfully conducted worldwide. […]

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization(CDSCO) has labelled several medicines as “not of standard quality”. The top drug regulatory authority has flagged 47 batches of medicines for failing quality tests, including eye drops, painkillers, vitamin and even antibiotics. The failed drugs include Abbott India’s gallstones medication Udiliv 300, Mankind Pharma’s iron supplement Ferikind-M Suspension and […]

Study shows that a highly sensitive, wearable gas sensor like an ”electronic nose” for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available. The study was conducted by the researchers at Penn State and Northeastern University. The sensor device is an improvement on existing wearable sensors because it uses a self-heating mechanism that enhances […]

A novel diagnostic test for tuberculosis has been endorsed by the World Health Organisation beholding to its “high diagnostic accuracy”. The WHO’s Global TB programme has included TrueNat TB test, a new molecular test that detects tuberculosis as well as resistance to the drug Rifampicin in about 90 minutes, in its rapid communication document on […]