India is facing a silent yet significant kidney care crisis. With over 220,000 new end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients added every year, the need for 34 million dialysis treatments is created, and the supply-demand gap continues to widen. Today, the country has barely 50,000 dialysis machines to serve a population that requires more than double … Read more
“We lost an entire generation of our family in just a moment,” said a grieving Bhulan, brother of 60-year-old Tehsin, who, along with his son, three grandchildren and two daughters-in-law, was killed when a building collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad area in the early hours of Saturday. Bhulan recalled speaking to his brother on Friday … Read more
Telangana government’s proposed Future City would anchored by AI (artificial intelligence) city, Pharma and manufacturing clusters along with multimodal mobility and metro access. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has asserted that the Future City, the first net zero city proposed by the Telangana Government, will become a model for next generation urban development in the … Read more
Jane Deith BBC File on 4 Investigates BBC At the urology department of Burnley General Hospital, 26-year-old Ryan (not his real name) is having a drug solution inserted through a catheter – part of his treatment for a condition known as ketamine bladder. This procedure will not completely reverse the damage inflicted by Ryan’s previous … Read more
Rachel Morgan Urgent action is needed to stop a “lost generation” of children leaving school without ever getting the support they need for their special educational needs and disabilities (Send), MPs have warned. In a highly critical report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found a Send system “in disarray”, “mired in red tape, lacking funding, … Read more
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India: MediBuddy, a digital healthcare platform, observed a substantial rise in doctor consultations among younger individuals, particularly those in the age bracket of 25 to 35. With a sharp 44 per cent increase, the tech-savvy generation is leveraging technology to keep track of their health progress and practice a healthy lifestyle. In regards to this, … Read more
Housing, employment generation and waste management received maximum impetus in the 2023-24 Kollam Corporation budget that was presented by Deputy Mayor Kollam Madhu here on Saturday. It envisages a surplus of ₹88.71 crore with a revenue of ₹1,187.15 crore and expenditure of ₹1,098.44 crore. The budget earmarks ₹6 crore for construction of a flat complex … Read more
Bengaluru: Eka Care, an Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)-approved Personal Health Records (PHR) app, has joined hands with 11 government hospitals across India and is leading the fast-track OPD token implementation under ABDM. The integrated healthcare platform is doing pro bono work with government hospitals in Karnataka and Delhi to implement QR code-based fast-track OPD … Read more
By Siddharth Rastogi Although the ravaging second wave seems to be ebbing now and the need for medical oxygen, something which was reckoned a desperately lifesaving resource just weeks back, has receded, it is time to consider long-term measures. The tragic sight of hospitals across the country abruptly running out of oxygen and patients losing … Read more