Resident Doctors more prone to needle stick injuries: AIIMS Study Noha2 Nov 2016 3:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Majority of doctors stand at a risk of needle-stick injuries and its associated complications, a new study by AIIMS has revealed. Moreover,...
Training informal health providers can boost healthcare: Study savita thakur thakur24 Oct 2016 2:34 PM ISTTraining of informal health providers, a major component of primary care, can help fill the gap in the rural healthcare system due to huge shortage of...
India recorded highest number of under-5 deaths in the world: Lancet Study savita thakur thakur7 Oct 2016 5:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has recorded the highest number of deaths of children under the age of five in 2015, according to a latest Lancet study which also...
2234 get HIV via blood transfusion in India, Govt claims ignorance savita thakur thakur7 Sept 2016 1:18 PM ISTAs many as 2,234 people contracted the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) after receiving blood transfusions in hospitals between October 2014 and...
In AWAKE surgeries, surgeons must watch what they say: American Journal of Surgery Meghna A Singhania14 Aug 2016 7:37 PM ISTA growing number of surgeries performed with only local anesthesia create new challenges for surgeons, according to interviews with U.S....
Over 40 pc Delhiites diabetic, Mumbai, Ahmedabad close behind: Study savita thakur thakur2 Aug 2016 2:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Over 40 per cent of Delhiites are diabetic, a new study claimed as it placed the national capital in the first position among cities...
One-third of developing world hospitals lack running water : Study savita thakur thakur25 Jun 2016 12:57 PM ISTMore than one-third of hospitals in the developing world lack running water, a deficiency that can lead to unsanitary conditions for patients in...
Sankara Eye Foundation to collaborate with University of Bonn for Research & Training savita thakur thakur10 Jun 2016 7:18 PM ISTEye care has seen immense strides in the past few decades. Recently, for the purpose of enhancement in the arena of patient care, Sankara Eye...
PGS can prevent chromosomal abnormalities during IVF: Doctors savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 6:56 PM ISTTo detect the possibility of chromosomal abnormalities in embryos during IVF treatment, doctors have suggested that women undergo Pre-implantation...
No need to panic about chemicals in bread: AIIMS director savita thakur thakur27 May 2016 3:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: There is no need to panic about the presence of chemicals like potassium bromate and potassium iodate in the pre-packaged daily bread, but...
Haploidentical transplantation a boon for blood cancer patients: Doctors savita thakur thakur18 March 2016 11:25 AM ISTWith a surge in deaths due to dearth of bone marrow donors, health experts have suggested that patients with blood cancer can prefer haploidentical...
New non-invasive method to spot a child with celiac disease savita thakur thakur13 March 2016 11:24 AM ISTLondon: Researchers have developed a simple finger prick test which allows to determine whether a child aged two to four suffers from celiac disease...
