Feb 20, 2021 | Ludhiana: Ludhiana reached an important milestone in knee replacement as it became the first city in Northern India to have the world’s most widely adopted US FDA approved Mako Robotic Arm-Assisted Technology. The first Mako System in Northern India has been installed at Hunjan Hospital, said a press release issued jointly …
The proposal to permit Ayurvedic practitioners to perform surgery continues to garner controversy. The Resident Doctors’ Association at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has spoken out against the move and called for it to be scrapped. The proposal to allow Ayurvedic practitioners runs the risk of “[encouraging] quackery” and “[poses a] hazardous …
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The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a strike on December 11th over calls for Ayurvedic surgeons. The Government’s call for alternative medicine practitioners to be licensed to practise surgery was met with a strong backlash. As reported in The Independent, “the controversial move now sanctions practitioners of the traditional system to perform a …
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There may be new hope for heart diseases patients with severe blockages who cannot be treated with the standard angioplasty procedure. The new hope is a procedure known as coronary shockwave lithotripsy balloon, which has been performed for the first time in a Kerala hospital. Mar Augustine Kandathil Memorial Lisie Hospital, near the Kaloor region …
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India is facing a shortage of heart donors – in what comes as bad news for its many citizens who are in need of a life-saving heart transplant. “Heart transplant remains the gold standard for the treatment of end-stage heart failure,” said a study published in 2017. Data as to the prevalence of heart failure …
Caesarean sections (c-sections) can be the difference between life and death for some mothers. However, a concerning trend in unnecessary c-sections is being witnessed throughout India – and a recent report from Madhya Pradesh about such practices is raising alarm bells in the state. The Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) under the Union Ministry …
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A 56-year-old patient underwent a two-hour operation at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi last month. The result of the operation: a 7.4kg kidney being removed, roughly the same as a bowling ball. The man had been suffering from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, leading to the kidney becoming swollen and enlarged. A normal …
In a treatment boon for those affected by obesity, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) now mandates weight loss surgery coverage by firms in the country. Bariatric surgery refers to weight loss procedures to help those affected by severe obesity. According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, “when combined …
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has inaugurated a facility at the Rajiv Gandhi Super-Specialty Hospital for open-heart surgery, responding to a condition which affects a number of Indians. Heart disease was the leading cause of death in India in 2016, accounting for 28.1 percent of all deaths. 1.7 million Indians lose their lives to heart …
Rising rates of caesarean sections (C-sections) in Himachal Pradesh have been brought to light, emphasising a worrying national trend. The Times of India has reported that 11,319 C-sections were performed in the state during the 2017-18 period compared to 9,900 such procedures in the 2016-17 period and 9,414 in 2015-16. However, whilst profiteering by private …
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