New Delhi [India], November 19: The Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) announced the completion of the Treatment Optimization for Blood Pressure with Single-Pill Combinations in India (TOPSPIN) Study, a research initiative that tested the effectiveness of three double anti-hypertensiv
The Air Quality Index (AQI) remains severe to hazardous in Delhi NCR which is a leading cause of the rise in respiratory and chest infection cases in hospitals. According to Dr Sudhir Gupta, senior consultant, Chest physician and Bronchoscopist medicine, Kailash Hospital, Noida, "Patients
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 15: School of Medical Sciences and Research (SMS&R) at Sharda Hospital successfully organised the first, National Multidisciplinary Conference on Recent Advances in Medical Specialties at the Anand Swaroop Auditorium, on 13th and 14th Novem
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Maharashtra) [India], November 14: Medicover Hospitals has marked a significant milestone in healthcare by successfully performing First time in Marathwada a rare and complex simultaneous liver-kidney transplant (SLKT) recently , giving a 41-year-old patient a rene
There are only 150 documented cases of this exceptionally rare and life-threatening disorder globally, with a survival rate beyond one year. The prevalence of this disease is approximately 1 in a million.
New York [US], November 13: Fourth Frontier, a medical technology company based out of New York and Bangalore, announced the 510(k) clearance of the Frontier X Plus from the U.S. FDA. The Frontier X Plus is an innovative single-lead, continuous ECG monitor that is worn around the chest and w
As the air pollution levels in the national capital reach "very poor," the doctors say that people with no history of respiratory diseases are suffering from breathing issues. Dr Nikhil Modi, Senior Consultant for Respiratory Critical Care at Apollo Hospital, said that apart from the regular
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], November 9: Health Vectors (HV), one of the leading names in healthcare technology, is transforming personal health management with its Smart Health Reports. Of the various types of Smart Reports that Health Vectors produces, the Premium Smart Report utilises p
A series of deaths of migratory birds in Sambhar Lake have put health and administrative officials under alarm. 520 migratory birds have died and 235 are ill in Rajasthan's Sambhar Lake. Ill birds, predominantly because of Avian botulism disease are being rescued and treated.
A doctor at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday said that there is a direct connection between an increase in the number of patients suffering from respiratory issues and the worsening of the Air Quality Index.
Zika disease, a viral infection, is mostly a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted to the foetus during pregnancy, through sexual contact, blood transfusion and organ transplantation.