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 […]
It was Back in 60’s. A lady doctor decided to opt for Neurosurgery after completing MBBS. While choosing neurosurgery as her career option, little did she knew that she has stepped on a rough journey. Amidst all the odds existed then, she broke the stereotypes. We’re talking about Dr. Thanjavur Santhanakrishna Kanaka or T.S.Kanaka, Asia’s […]
“On reaching the ICU, his father also collapsed suddenly and was put on a ventilator, Dr. Joshi was informed about this by doctors in the ICU but he did not want to leave the critically ill patient who had been rushed for bypass surgery and remained with the patient for three hours.” These are the […]
We are living in a scientifically advanced world where people insists on producing proofs and evidence to believe something. Amidst all such demands, “Yoga” stands out since people follow it without bothering about the evidence. Yoga is a mind and body practice with historical origins in ancient Indian philosophy. A large number of people believes […]
Image credits: CNN “Her blood kept on flowing,” a grief-stricken rani told CNN. She was talking about her 7-year old daughter who was brutally gang-raped. According to the national crime records, Rani’s daughter was only one among the 16,863 rape victims under the age of 18 in 2016. The 7-year-old had to undergo surgeries for […]
A lady went to consult a doctor. After some tests and examinations, the lady was diagnosed with cancer. The doctor was one of the well-known oncologists. The lady was literate and rich. But some of her colleagues injected into her mind that chemotherapy is painful and has a lot of side effects. Also, they advised […]
17 lives, Their happiness. Their dreams. That’s what Nipah snatched from the people of Kerala. But the happy news is no new Nipah cases has been reported since May 17. All the credit goes to the doctors who took initiative in identifying the virus as soon as possible. This has helped save lives and earned […]