The Karaikal Government Hospital, which was established in 1908, has received an MRI scanner now. The Puducherry government has allotted the new MRI equipment to the hospital. S. Kannagi, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said patients previously had to be referred to Puducherry for MRI scans. “That will no longer be necessary. MRI scanner helps … Read more
Aster DM Healthcare will be establishing a 300-bed women and children hospital in Hyderabad with an investment of ₹220 crore. The facility will be spread over 3 lakh square feet and the first phase is expected to be completed and fully functional by mid-FY26, the healthcare service provider said in a release. As a healthcare … Read more
A kidney transplant was carried out successfully between the spouses of two unrelated donors at the Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital in Siruvachur, Perambalur district, recently. According to an official statement from the hospital on Saturday, the procedure involved two married couples, with husbands aged 41 and 40, both suffering from end-stage renal disease … Read more
BBC Pam Perceval-Maxwell say the repercussions of not getting eye treatment in a timely fashion was people may lose their sight earlier than otherwise A woman who relies on regular injections to preserve her sight said she worries each night she will wake up blind, because of delayed appointments. Pam Perceval-Maxwell is one of the … Read more
Gauri Seth, a resident doctor, on the sidelines of a protest. | Photo Credit: REUTERSRY The rape and murder of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) has, for the past 40 days, incited protests from doctors and several other sections of society, all of whom have been staunch … Read more
Sydney: Every time you are prescribed medicine in hospital a computer will prompt your doctor about the appropriateness of the medicine and its dose. Every time health professionals update patient records on the computer they need to fill in the appropriate information in the correct spot, or choose an option from a drop-down menu. But … Read more
Shah Rukh Khan visited new parents Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh at the HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai on September 12. Videos of the actor’s car entering and exiting the private hospital have been shared by many paparazzi accounts on Instagram. On September 8, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh welcomed a baby girl, their first … Read more
An NHS Trust is investigating after reports a man was slumped dead over a table in a hospital coffee shop for several hours. The man, 36, was found dead at the table at Sandwell General Hospital in West Bromwich in July, The Sunday Times newspaper reported. It said members of the public and NHS staff, … Read more
Edappadi K. Palaniswami | Photo Credit: E. LAKSHMI NARAYANAN AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday criticised the DMK government over the way the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) in Chennai was being maintained. In a statement, he referred to media reports about the condition of the hospital and also to questions raised … Read more
Union Minister Murugan strongly condemns Kolkata rape-murder, criticises Bengal government Union Minister L. Murugan strongly condemned the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata and criticised the West Bengal government for “failure” to take action. “It’s a strongly condemnable incident. The West Bengal chief minister should have taken severe action against the accused, … Read more