Chennai: Using blazingly fast 5G technology, a skilled surgeon will be able to have a robot operate on a patient admitted to a hospital, thousands of miles away, without compromising on precision. The technology is likely to help surgeons perform remote, across-the-globe procedures that are impossible today, said Bangalore-based senior robotic surgeon Dr S P … Read more
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, May 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States faces critical shortages of baby formula, parents are being cautioned against watering down formula in an effort to stretch out what they have. “Adding extra water to baby formula to try and make … Read more
May 16, 2022 — When Lindsay S. learned she had inflammatory bowel disease at 24 years old, her first concern was how it might affect her plans to have a family and the potential impact on a child. “Even when I was first being put on medication, I wanted to know what effect it would … Read more
April 19, 2022 – It’s become all too familiar in recent years: People gather for holidays, COVID-19 cases rise, and hospitalizations follow. Now, just beyond our first batch of holidays since Christmas and New Year’s Eve – which led to a massive Omicron spike – the medical community is watching closely for a potential rise … Read more
Nagpur: The district administration’s fight against Omicron spike in the outskirts and rural parts has been bolstered as medical teams of rural hospitals, primary health centres and such facilities are set to get telemedicine consultations from the experts of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Cancer Hospital through central government’s … Read more
July 7, 2021 — Kevin Gendreau, MD, a weight loss doctor at Southcoast Health in Fall River, MA, lets patients know that he was once obese. He says this knowledge inspires and motivates them to lose weight. After dropping 125 pounds over 18 months, “I can relate to their binges, hardships, and plateaus on … Read more
Katrine Wallace, PhD, epidemiologist, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. TikTok: @epidemiologistkat; @dermdoctor; @drjenniferlincoln; @austinchiangmd; @anna.blakney. Pew Research Center: “Social Media Use in 2021.” Jennifer Lincoln, MD, OB/GYN, Portland, OR. Austin Chiang, MD, gastroenterologist; chief medical social media officer, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia. Anna Blakney, PhD, vaccine scientist, University of British Columbia. Heather … Read more
Katrine Wallace, PhD, epidemiologist, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. TikTok: @epidemiologistkat; @dermdoctor; @drjenniferlincoln; @austinchiangmd; @anna.blakney. Pew Research Center: “Social Media Use in 2021.” Jennifer Lincoln, MD, OB/GYN, Portland, OR. Austin Chiang, MD, gastroenterologist; chief medical social media officer, Jefferson Health, Philadelphia. Anna Blakney, PhD, vaccine scientist, University of British Columbia. Heather … Read more
Visakhapatnam: With more than 1.5 lakh Covid-19 patients in home isolation, the Andhra Pradesh health department is focusing on providing virtual consultation to patients under home care through constant monitoring of their vitals. The nearly 4,300 doctors registered with the 104 call centre are currently making outgoing calls to about 15,000 to 25,000 patients every … Read more
“Many people who have disabilities have gone to hospitals for treatment for COVID or COVID-like symptoms, and they’ve been treated differently,” said deputy legal director Tom Stenson. Disability Rights Oregon was recently involved in a case in eastern Oregon that was one of several highlighted in an NPR story about people with disabilities receiving … Read more