A team of doctors identified a rare blood group ‘called ‘pp’ or ‘P null’ phenotype for the first time in India. The blood group was identified by Dr. Shamee Shastry and her team from the blood bank of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. Besides the known A, B, and Rh antigens, there are more than […]
To be successful in any field, you need to be passionate towards the job you do. It is the passion that provides you with the will to undertake any risk. And if there is a will, you’ll find a way to achieve it. The story of Dr. Ashwathi Soman, a young physician from Manjeri, who […]
When Ridhima Ajmani, nicknamed as cherry was born on February 27th, her weight was 375g, which is less than a tin of baked beans. She was under constant medical support from the day she was born and now she is claimed to be South Asia’s smallest surviving baby. Cherry was born prematurely at just 25 […]
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In the medical world, getting your article published is something which is extremely difficult to achieve. And if your article has made its way to the journal, then that’ll add an extra feather to your crown in getting hired or getting a promotion. It takes constant hard work, research and an original contribution to make […]
Image: Healthcare India In India, where there are only 60,000 MBBS seats, those who just qualified the NEET exam, and ranked 4 lakh also gets admission for MBBS. But how? With all colleges having to go by the NEET ranking in admission, the high fees charged by most private colleges make it possible. For Instance, […]
This year in the budget, the Union Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley has launched the ambitious National Health Protection Mission named Ayushman Bharat which promised a 5 lakh rupees coverage per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. While improving healthcare in India still remain the biggest challenge, NITI Aayog, as a remedy, […]
Image credits: IndiaTomorrow.net Its been nearly 13 years since India officially eliminated leprosy. India was officially declared ‘leprosy free’ in 2005 by bringing the Prevalence Rate below 1/10000 at the national level. However, official data states that the number of new leprosy cases detected during 2016-17 is 135485. Also, the prevalence rate of leprosy in […]
The 33 babies born under the care of Dr Aruna Naidu at Maternity and Child Care Hospital in Siddipet Image: Telangana Today. It was a day of marathon deliveries for both Maternity and Child Care Hospital at Siddhipet and Dr. Aruna Naidu, obstetrician and gynecologist of the hospital. The hospital has created a record by […]
Image: Hindustan times. Not so long ago, a heartbreaking incident, where nearly 70 infants died of lack of oxygen supply in Baba Raghav Das Medical College, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, has stirred the collective conscience of the people in the Country. Now another incident which is too horrendous that it can make people quiet is slowly […]