A major highlight of the Mumbai edition was the setting of a world record for the maximum number of visually impaired women running together, with 115 visually impaired runners taking part across categories. The Mumbai run also saw several women volunteer for hair donation, with Pinkathon fo
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], December 22: Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, yesterday announced the successful completion of one of Eastern India's largest HLA Testing Camps for thalassemia patients, held at Narayana RN Tagore Hospital, Mukundapur. Organised in association with DKMS, Thalas
Amid deteriorating air quality in the national capital, Internal Medicine Specialist Dr S. Chatterjee on Sunday said that pollution levels usually begin to decline by this time of year, but that has not happened this season. As a result, hospitals are seeing a significant rise in patients
Dr Sangeeta Gupta, Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of Moradabad District Hospital, said, "To protect patients from the cold during the winter, all windows and doors in all wards have been repaired. Heaters have been provided in all the wards. Everyone has an adequate supply of blankets
The ambulance has been donated by the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative to strengthen healthcare services in the region.
The Emirates Drug Establishment (EDE) has announced the approval of Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a gene therapy that uses an adeno-associated viral vector to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in eligible adults and children aged two years and above.
Highlighting the remarkable progress achieved in India's healthcare and medical education sector over the past decade, Nadda noted that while the country had only one AIIMS at the end of the past century, today there are 23 AIIMS institutions across India, reflecting the government's comm
New Delhi [India], December 19: As healthcare systems around the world become increasingly specialised, a persistent challenge has begun to draw sharper attention: how effectively complex medical information is communicated to patients. While medical science continues to advance rapidly, pat
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], December 19: For decades, the phrase "under the knife" has struck fear into the hearts of patients suffering from chronic joint pain. It conjures images of large incisions, long hospital stays, and painful recoveries. But as we move further into 2025, that narr
Agnihotri said that services like 'Guru Ka Langar' are a true example of selfless service to humanity, adding that through this initiative, three meals per day were being served to needy patients and their attendants with love, dignity, and compassion, thereby strengthening the spirit of
New proposed rules would prohibit hospitals from participating in Medicare and Medicaid if they provide care such as puberty blockers and surgeries for transgender minors, and would prevent federal coverage of such treatments.
India reaffirmed its commitment to Afghanistan's health sector during talks between Health Minister JP Nadda and Afghan officials, reviewing healthcare projects, medical supplies, capacity building and humanitarian assistance, and pledging continued support through infrastructure, medicines,