The ICMR has proposed a revised version of the National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL), which enumerates the minimum number of tests that should be available at various levels of healthcare facilities in the country. The...
AIIMS has created a digital platform for a unified referral and teleconsultation network connecting all AIIMS facilities and other Institutes of National Importance (INIs), including JIPMER, Pondicherry, and PGI,...
The Indian Medical Council of Research (ICMR) study has revealed that rampant use of antibiotic resistance has led the people in the country to borrow money for treatment. As per an ICMR study, the use of Antibiotic...
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, categorized into acute and chronic forms. Acute cases arise suddenly, while chronic pancreatitis can persist for months or years. The primary reasons are Gall bladder stones...
The centre is preparing a draft to provide up to 30% subsidy of the cost of producing electric ambulances to encourage local manufacturing, officials said.Towards this, the Centre is preparing guidelines for...
Despite free tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment under India’s National TB Elimination Program, nearly half the infected people incur “catastrophic” costs due to a loss in wages and hospitalisation, a...
In an effort to improve the patient experience, Ameera Shah-led Metropolis Healthcare Limited, India’s second-largest and most respected pathology laboratory chain, has introduced the UltraTouch™ Push Button Blood...
In an exceptional display of medical coordination and efficiency, a live heart was transported through a green corridor from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport to Fortis Escorts, Okhla in just 27 minutes, covering...
A hospital has conducted a complex scalp replantation surgery on a 13-year-old girl, saving her from permanent disfigurement and restoring her hope for a normal life. The young patient, hailing from Aligarh, Uttar...
In a rare medical case of 49 year old Manpreet Kaur, who suffered from Granulosa cell tumor in her ovary successfully underwent surgery to remove her 9.2 kg tumour, lasting over 10 hours and losing over 1.5 litres of blood...
