The baby weighed just 470 grams at birth. He was only the size of a palm, and was born prematurely after 28 weeks of pregnancy. The baby’s eyes hadn’t opened, neither were his lungs developed. His skin looked like parchment paper that was just too fragile and delicate to the touch. And he also had […]
According to a State health official, at least 213 HIV-infected women gave birth to healthy babies in govt-run hospitals in Chhattisgarh in 2016-17. “The health department is committed to secure the child from infection in the womb of a HIV-positive mother,”said the state’s health services director, R. Prassanna to PTI. He said that the multi-medicine […]
Dominic D’Souza of Goa is considered as ‘patient zero’ of HIV in India. The first of the patients to face societal vileness reserved for those with the disease, his was a case that would change HIV treatment in India for good. No love on Valentine’s Day In 1989, Dominic was 29 years old. It was […]
It’s estimated that India has more than 8,50,000 private pharmacies/chemists. However, just 9% of them have been engaged in efforts for controlling tuberculosis, according to a Jan 2017 paper in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Policy. The paper reviewed public-private mix interventions to fight TB and also analysed global level documents from the WHO […]
One of the most malnourished regions in India is Maharashtra’s Melghat. It was in 1989 that Dr Ravindra Kohle, MD began nursing the poor tribals in Meghat. During that time, the Infant Mortality Rate was 200 per 1,000 infants. It has since deceased to 60, thanks in no small part to the medical awareness that […]
The Central Board of Secondary Education that administers the National Eligibility and Entrance Test(NEET) for medical and dental courses had laid down a weird set of rules for students who appear for the exam. They banned everything from dark-coloured trousers to high heeled shoes to metal earrings and inner-wear like bras with hooks. So, maybe […]
A Baroda based woman is to be the first woman in India to get her mother’s womb, reports The Indian Express. India’s first uterus transplant is slotted for May 18 at the Galaxy Care Hospital in Pune. The 26 year old woman is said to have been in an out of hospitals during the eight […]
Four month old Vidisha is dubbed the “miracle baby” in the Mumbai hospital where she has spent the last two months of her life. The baby was born with a major heart defect that required a 12 hour surgery. Not just that, after the surgery she suffered an overwhelming six heart attacks. Vidisha was born […]
A number of suggestions have been made by Dr P P Venugopalan to the ministry of health and family welfare. The suggestions are for establishing an effective emergency medical care in India to handle the emergency cases. Now, the doctor has received positive response from the ministry, reports the Time of India. The doctor is […]
Part of Dr Mahati Chittem’s job is to study trends in which society responds to various health issues and medical treatments. She is a medical psychologist who investigates how people fall ill and how the physical illness affects them emotionally, psychologically and behaviorally. Chittem’s current focus is on cancer. Chittem tracks the emotional path of […]