Kolkata: 15-yr old boy saved after botched up gall bladder surgery Pooja11 Feb 2016 2:41 PM ISTAfter undergoing a surgery for his gall bladder at ESI Hospital in Budge in Kolkata, as 15-yr old had to face a deteriorating health condition in what...
Over 60 percent of women anaemic in West Bengal: NFHS savita29 Jan 2016 8:07 AM ISTOver 60 per cent women in the age group of 15 to 49 years in West Bengal are anaemic, says the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4). In...
ICMR-NICED to step up research on Hepatitis C, rotavirus infection savita16 Jan 2016 11:59 AM ISTKolkata: The National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) here inked a deal with the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) to...
Kolkata :No security, No Service at RG Kar Medical College and hospital Meghna A Singhania11 Jan 2016 10:17 PM ISTPatients needing admission were turned away from R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital here on Monday as a section of its junior doctors continued...
Kolkata: KMC set to introduce online registration of births, deaths Meghna A Singhania10 Jan 2016 2:10 PM ISTKolkata:Â To get rid of touts and help citizens in its 144 wards across the city with hassle-free registration of births and deaths, the Kolkata...
Bengal: Vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis begins Pooja4 Jan 2016 1:24 PM ISTThe ministry of health and family welfare has taken preventive notice of the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) outbreak witnessed in Bengal. People spread...
Kolkata gets its own superspecialty hospital for liver ailments Pooja2 Jan 2016 3:58 PM ISTPeople residing in Kolkata and its vicinity are in for some good news. Those suffering with liver ailments, and requiring treatment can now visit the...
Bengal worst in healthcare: People for Better Treatment savita31 Dec 2015 2:08 PM ISTKolkata: Expressing alarm over the increasing incidents of medical negligence in West Bengal, People for Better Treatment (PBT), an organisation...
Seven infants die within 10 hours at state-run hospital in Malda savita20 Dec 2015 11:42 AM ISTMalda: Seven infants died within 10 hours at a state-run hospital in Malda District of West Bengal.Malda Medical College and Hospital, which provides...
Malda Medical College gets Rs 130 cr for trauma centre Pooja4 Dec 2015 1:17 PM ISTMalda Medical College and Hospital will get Rs 130 crore from Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) to set up a modern trauma centre in its...
India-developed blood test for kala azar to be tested in Africa savita4 Dec 2015 11:58 AM ISTKolkata: Indian scientists have developed a cheap, easy and ultra-sensitive blood-based strip test for kala-azar or visceral leishmaniasis (VL), the...
Get your kid vaccinated at home at the click of a button Pooja27 Nov 2015 10:06 AM ISTAiming to ease the process of immunisation for busy parents, a new healthcare startup here on Thursday launched a hassle-free door-to-door vaccination...
