Vitamin D is not a screening test, and there is no need to regularly test for the essential vitamin good for bones and heart, said...
In a record feat, doctors at the Wockhardt Hospitals in Mira Road here successfully removed a giant 8.5 kg spleen from a 37-year-old man's abdomen, ending his 17 years' suffering, an official said here on Friday. ...
Doctors here used an advanced robotic surgery to treat a 70-year-old man with a renal tumour. Doctors at the Apollo Cancer Centres (ACC), Kolkata, diagnosed the patient, Dulal Dutta, with a malignant tumour affecting the largest vein in the body and his right kidney. ...
Erratic mental health symptoms like aggression, confusion, altered behaviour, and persistent headaches may indicate the potential risk of a brain tumour, said experts on Friday, ahead of Brain Tumour Day. ...
As brain tumour cases are rapidly increasing worldwide, early diagnosis is key for better outcomes, said experts on World Brain Tumour Day on Saturday. ...
The distribution of 'fish prasadam' for people suffering from asthma and other respiratory ailments began here on Saturday. ...
Following concerns over the continuity of the Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), the flagship universal health coverage scheme launched by the Biju Janata Dal, Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena on Thursday assured the beneficiaries that the BSKY cardholders will continue to get free treatment under the scheme at the empanelled ...
A 1.6 million people, including 40 per cent of children under 5, worldwide fall ill due to the consumption of unsafe food, said Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director on Thursday, ahead of World Food Safety Day. ...
In a significant finding, UK researchers have developed a new test that can predict dementia -- affecting over 55 million people worldwide -- nine years before a diagnosis. ...
Climate change is likely to have a significant impact on the rise in multiple sclerosis (MS) cases, increasing the need for effective approaches to treatment, according to a report on Friday....
