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Imphal, April 3 (UNI) A medical emergency aboard an Air India from Tokyo to New Delhi was successfully averted after the Manipur-based critical care specialist stepped in to provide timely treatment. Dr Loni Liriina saved a 21-year-old woman midair, prompting Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand to congratulate her for her expertise. Dr Loni Liriina said the incident occurred on February 28, 2026 on board flight AI357, nearly eight hours into the journey, when cabin crew announced a medical ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Delhi's worsening air quality has triggered a sharp rise in respiratory and cardiac health problems, with doctors warning that the national capital is facing a "silent public health emergency" as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to remain in the 'severe' category. Medical experts have reported a nearly 90 per cent increase in respiratory illness cases among both children and adults visiting outpatient departments (OPDs), directly linked to prolonged ex ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Delhi's worsening air quality has triggered a sharp rise in respiratory and cardiac health problems, with doctors warning that the national capital is facing a "silent public health emergency" as the Air Quality Index (AQI) continues to remain in the 'severe' category. Medical experts have reported a nearly 90 per cent increase in respiratory illness cases among both children and adults visiting outpatient departments (OPDs), directly linked to prolonged ex ...Read More >
Lucknow: It was a providential escape for 22 patients after a major fire broke out early Monday at the Northern Railway Divisional Hospital in Lucknow's Alambagh, triggering panic among patients and staff. The blaze, suspected to have started from a short circuit in the CCTV server room on the ground floor around 5:15 am, quickly spread through electrical wiring, filling the three-storey building with thick black smoke.The Critical Care Unit (CCU) on the first floor was soon engulfed, prompting ...Read More >
A study published in the journal Music and Medicine demonstrates that intraoperative music therapy significantly reduces the amount of propofol and fentanyl required during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed under general anesthesia. Patients exposed to therapeutic music also experienced smoother awakenings and lower physiological stress, as measured by decreased perioperative cortisol levels. "These findings show that this is more than just simple background music, rather an integration of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Can practitioners of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) seek parity in pay scales, service conditions and retirement age with MBBS doctors?Given the conflicting judicial decisions on the issue of parity, a two-judge bench of Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran has referred the matter, a source of perennial conflict between AYUSH and MBBS doctors, to a larger bench for an authoritative pronouncement.The bench said, "There is an area of a ...Read More >
He was brought to Jaipur in an air ambulance and taken to the SMS Hospital under the supervision of medical and district administration teams A 22-year-old MBBS student from Rajasthan, who was battling for life in Kazakhstan after suffering a brain stroke, was airlifted to Jaipur on Monday evening. Rahul Ghosalya, a resident of Jaipur's Shahpura and a medical student in Astana since 2021, suffered a brain stroke on October 8 and had been on ventilator support in a hospital there. He was broug ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 17: Cytecare Hospitals, a leading cancer and multi-speciality hospital known for its patient-centric and evidence-based care, has received the official license to perform kidney transplants. This milestone marks a significant step in strengthening the hospital's comprehensive organ care program and providing life-saving treatment options to patients with end-stage kidney disease. Also Read | 'Thamma' Ignites Diwali Fever: Advance Bookings Soar for Maddock ...Read More >
VMPL Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 17: Cytecare Hospitals, a leading cancer and multi-speciality hospital known for its patient-centric and evidence-based care, has received the official license to perform kidney transplants. This milestone marks a significant step in strengthening the hospital's comprehensive organ care program and providing life-saving treatment options to patients with end-stage kidney disease. With this development, patients can now benefit from a multidisciplinar ...Read More >
Every October, as the festive season lights up homes across India, the skies above Delhi-NCR turn grey with smog. This year, the Air Quality Index (AQI) has already crossed the 'very poor' mark in several areas, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). PM2.5 levels in the city are currently hovering around 250-300 ug/m3, nearly five times the safe limit prescribed by the World Health Organization (WHO). While stubble burning, vehicular emissions, and low wind speed are key contri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) A study has documented an instance where genome sequencing and result interpretation were completed within just four hours, demonstrating the technique's feasibility for routine clinical use. Described in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the time clocked to sequence one human genome surpassed the Guinness World Record of five hours and two minutes, which was achieved by a team from the US' Stanford University on March 16, 2021. Researchers an ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (PTI) The Delhi government has strengthened its healthcare infrastructure by installing 150 new hemodialysis machines across six major government hospitals, enabling over 1,500 patients to receive life-saving dialysis treatment daily. This expansion, part of the ongoing Sewa Pakhwada 2025 initiative, has significantly reduced waiting times and ensured timely treatment for residents across the city, an official statement on Friday said. Burari Hospital received 55 machines, Ja ...Read More >
Chennai - Rainbow Children's Hospital, India's leading Paediatric multi-specialty and perinatal care hospital chain, has achieved a landmark in the nation's medical history by performing India's first live Paediatric liver transplant for Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis Type 13 (PFIC 13). The procedure was carried out on an eight-year-old boy from Thoothukkudi at the hospital's state-of-the-art Center of Excellence for Paediatric Liver Transplant. Alongside this national first, the ...Read More >
At Bharat Mandapam in Delhi, the country's largest medical equipment exhibition, Medicall, became the stage for a moment that symbolised India's growing leadership in healthcare innovation. Medisys, one of India's oldest homegrown medical device companies, unveiled its new range of next-generation anaesthesia and neonatal technologies- designed, developed, and manufactured in India with a singular promise: Patient First. For decades, Medisys has been known as the company that created India's fi ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In observance of World Sepsis Day, the Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM) - Hyderabad Chapter organized a public awareness walk at Durgam Cheruvu Cable Bridge, Hyderabad, bringing together doctors, nurses, medical students, healthcare workers, and members of the public to raise awareness about one of the world's most overlooked medical emergencies - sepsis. Held under the global theme "Stop Sepsis - Save Lives," the event aimed to educate citizens about the warning sign ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1 (PTI) Trades worth nearly Rs 3.21 lakh crore have been conducted through the electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platform during the last five financial years, the government said on Friday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur said, "From 1st April, 2020 to 31st March, 2025, trade worth Rs 3,20,766 crore has been conducted through electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM)". The minister was replying to a quest ...Read More >
Mumbai: Hospitals reported a significant surge in vector-borne diseases over the past month compared to June. Across the city, malaria cases topped, while dengue and chikungunya surged alarmingly compared to last month. Private hospitals, too, are seeing a rise in leptospirosis cases.In July, compared to June, malaria cases jumped from 884 to 1,294 (46.38% increase), dengue from 105 to 708 (over 500% increase), chikungunya from 21 to 129 (over 500% increase), leptospirosis from 36 to 143, and he ...Read More >
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries, India's largest company in terms of market value, reported a 76% increase in quarterly profit to Rs 30,681 crore on Friday, led by gains from the sale of some of its listed investments and strong growth across its key businesses. Other income surged 280% to Rs 15,119 crore due to profit (Rs 8,924 crore) on sale of its stake in Asian Paints. Excluding the Rs 8,924 crore gain, profit was higher by 25%. Earnings was also driven by a rebound in its oil-to-chemicals (O2C) ...Read More >
JAMMU, July 18: Junior doctors at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu called off their indefinite strike this evening following the arrest of the woman attendant who had allegedly assaulted two female doctors. The strike, which had crippled healthcare services since Tuesday afternoon, was withdrawn after the assailant was taken into custody by Bakshi Nagar Police. Click here to watch video In a press conference held on campus, Dr Sandeep Singh, president of Resident Doctors Association (RDA ...Read More >
Pune: The ongoing pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking works to develop the Hadapsar railway station would affect trains' movement in the Daund-Pune section this week from Thursday till Sunday. A total of 17 trains, including DEMUs from Pune to Daund and Baramati to Pune, Pune-Harangul Express (01487), Harangul-Pune Express (01488), Solapur-Pune Intercity Superfast Express (12169) and Pune-Solapur Intercity Express (12170), would remain cancelled on Sunday (July 20), a railway official said ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delhi health minister Pankaj Kumar Singh on Tuesday directed Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital officials to operationalise 14 newly installed ICU beds without delay, underscoring the govt's push to expand critical care capacity in public hospitals.During a review meeting with the medical director (MD) and senior officials of GTB Hospital, Singh assessed the progress of ongoing infrastructure and civic improvement projects. He instructed that all civil works within the hospital premises be exp ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Three tiger cubs born at the Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) on July 7 died within two days of birth, despite efforts by veterinarians to save them through hand-rearing.According to BBP officials, the cubs were born to tigress Hima Das, who gave her third litter on July 7. Soon after the delivery, the mother showed no signs of nurturing the cubs. As a result, the newborns sustained injuries."The cubs were shifted to the zoo hospital for intensive care and hand-rearing. Despite all ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The next 48 hours are crucial for the 20-year-old undergraduate student who attempted to die by suicide on an Odisha college campus on Saturday over alleged sexual harassment by a professor, as "her vital organs have suffered serious damage," doctors at AIIMS Bhubaneswar monitoring her condition said on Sunday. Hours after she was admitted to All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bhubaneswar with 90% burns, police arrested assistant professor Samir Kumar Sahu, who heads t ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Jul 12 (PTI) Three tiger cubs that were allegedly abandoned by their mother after littering have died in Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) recently, officials said on Saturday. Tigress Hima Das gave its third litter of three cubs on July 7, and after giving birth, she did not take care of them, and consequently, all three cubs were injured, they said. Also Read | Karnataka Shocker: Man Arrested for Secretly Filming Women While They Were Bathing. According to the BBP, the cubs were ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 11: The silent pandemic of poor sleep health continues to rise in a world that glorifies busyness and undervalues rest. Insufficient and disturbed sleep contributes to a broad spectrum of physical, emotional, and cognitive issues -- yet remains one of the most underdiagnosed and undertreated aspects of healthcare. One organisation working tirelessly to change this narrative is SLEEPCARE Clinics of Sleep and Respiratory Medicine -- a unique, multidisciplinary healthcare pr ...Read More >
New Delhi : On the morning of 29th June 2025, a retired 69-year-old teacher fell unconscious in the washroom while getting ready for a yoga session. The family immediately rushed her to Manipal Hospital, where a CT scan revealed a massive intracerebral bleed. She was resuscitated and placed on a ventilator. Despite expert management in the intensive care unit, her condition did not stabilize, and she was eventually declared brain dead on the late evening of 2nd July 2025. Despite the moment of ...Read More >
He mentioned that Covishield uses a vector that is an "adenovirus". ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Study at AIIMS found no clear link between COVID vaccines and sudden cardiac deathsCOVID vaccines significantly reduced coronavirus mortality during the pandemicCovishield vaccine efficacy reported at 62.1 per cent by AIIMS expert Did our AI summary help? Let us know. New Delhi: A day after the Indian Council of Medical Research debunked claims of the Corona vaccin ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah's comments suggesting Covid-19 vaccination may have caused the recent heart-attack related deaths in the state's Hassan district has triggered a wave of rebuttals from senior doctors, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and the BJP. The All India Institute of Medical Sciences dismissed any connection between the two. A study on the people who succumbed to sudden cardiac arrests did not reveal any link to the Covid vaccination, said Karan Madan, as ...Read More >
JAMMU, June 7: Vehicle retail sales in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a significant drop in May 2025, mainly due to ongoing geopolitical tensions in sensitive border areas. As per data shared by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), most vehicle categories showed a decline. The data claimed the sales of commercial vehicles were hit the hardest, falling by 30.09% to 711 units, down from 1,017 units in May 2024. "Construction equipment (CE) sales dropped by 48.33%, while passen ...Read More >
Pune: Hospitals in Pune have started reporting an increase in dengue cases among children following recent heavy rainfall and intermittent showers. Conditions are now ripe for mosquito breeding, experts said, as they warned citizens to ensure there's no waterlogging or stagnant pools near homes and offices. "Dengue is typically seen first in children as they often play outside," said Dr Sagar Lad, a senior neonatologist and pediatric intensivist at Jehangir Hospital and Sahyadri Hospital, Shastr ...Read More >
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