After a successful uterus transplant, a woman from Vadodara has given birth to a baby girl. The baby girl was born prematurely, almost 32 weeks into the pregnancy at 12.12am on Thursday. She weighed 1,450 grams at birth. The woman from Vadodara had undergone uterus transplant 17 months ago in Pune’s Galaxy Care Hospital. She […]
‘Over 40% of the world’s stunted children live in India,’ reveals a report by an NGO sukarya. According to the report, malnutrition estimates are worrying as poor nutrition causes 45% of deaths among children below five years. The report was released by Ashwini Kumar Choubey, the minister for state and family welfare. Any child is […]
The Union Ministry of Health is creating an expert group to provide technical assistance to the Board of Governors that supersede the Medical Council of India. The group will include expert faculty from government colleges. The team will assist the Board of Governors (BoG) in assessing colleges for registration or renewal of licences. The separate […]
On October 16, 1846, an American dentist William Morton, used sulfuric ether as an anaesthetic for a surgery for the very first time and set the course for the development of modern anaesthesia as we know it. He administered it by inhalation to Edward Gilbert Abbott for the removal of a tumour in his neck […]
Global Handwashing day is celebrated every year on October 15th to create an awareness and understanding of the benefits of handwashing with soap. This year, the theme focuses on the links between handwashing and food – including food hygiene and nutrition. It is a fact that most of the people find it unimportant to wash […]
Decoding some doctor’s handwriting is the most nerve-wracking task for the patients, their attendants or sometimes for other doctors. It is a fact that most of the general public couldn’t understand the prescriptions. What some doctors write on the prescriptions, either they or the pharmacists could apprehend it. A patient can understand nothing but some […]
The Health Ministry has finally responded to the plea raised by the medical practitioners who had received their post-graduate degrees from MCI recognized medical colleges but stuck in the position of senior residents in various medical colleges across the country. The Ministry has asked the MCI board of Governors to look into the matter. What […]
For his outstanding contribution to the health sector, Indian orthopaedic surgeon Prof. Dr Raju Vaishya has been honoured with ‘Pride of Asia- Health Excellence award’. Dr Vaishya, who also is the president of Arthritis Care Foundation and Indian Cartilage Society has also made a record by publishing 58 research papers in 2015 alone. Her Royal […]
No doctor can be arrested directly for medical negligence under the Bihar Medical Institution and Protection Rules 2018. The state cabinet has approved the rules of Bihar Medical Institution and Person protection act 2011. As per the Indian Medical Association (IMA), this will boost the doctors’ security and protect healthcare facilities. Doctors could previously be […]
Last six months was a roller coaster ride for a four-year-old little girl and her family. As the fate played tricks in her life in the form of a fatal accident, severe head injuries and trauma were the ordeals for the little girl and her family. The four-year-old however miraculously survived, but the accident left […]