Health

New Delhi: Given the rising cases of heart attack across age groups, including among youngsters, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has kick-started a campaign to teach the technique...

New Delhi: The National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Organisation (NOTTO) under the Union Health Ministry has ordered an inquiry into allegations of cash-for-kidney scam against Indraprastha Apollo Hospital. “The NOTTO...

Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital on Wednesday observed World Movement Disorder Day with a special program organised by the Neurology Department. The event featured a workshop...

New Delhi: The first human case of flu strain A(H1N2)v, similar to a virus currently circulating in pigs, was detected in the United Kingdom. The UK Health Security Agency has...

New Delhi: Yoga may help reduce the frequency of seizures, anxiety and feelings of stigma that frequently come with having epilepsy, according to a new study by AIIMS, Delhi. People...

New Delhi: In view of the recent reports indicating a surge in respiratory illness in children in northern China, the Union Health Ministry has decided to review the preparedness measures...

New Delhi: An Indian doctor has a warning for people amid an undetermined pneumonia outbreak in China hitting children hard, with media reports describing overwhelmed children's hospitals in multiple locations....

Bhubaneswar: Ushering in another new era in healthcare, Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai has introduced South Asia’s first CyberKnife—CyberKnife® S7™ FIM Robotic Radio Surgery System, offering a revolutionary treatment modality of...

New Delhi: Over 1.3 million lives are lost every year to various types of cancers caused by smoking tobacco across seven countries, including India, according to a study published in...

Bhubaneswar: A team of spine surgeons of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) recently conducted what it claimed first-ever computer navigation spine surgery in Odisha. “The computer navigation assisted spinal...