Healthcare

New Delhi: Have you heard of ‘petticoat cancer’? In a warning to women who wear a tightly-tied waist cord on an underskirt, doctors have said it could lead to skin...

Bhubaneswar: The Integrated Disease Surveillance Program (IDSP) unit of Odisha was honoured for its excellent work in public health surveillance at the 20th commemorative event of IDSP held in New...

Bhubaneswar: Stroke is the second biggest cause of human death in the world after cardiac failure, said Prof Ashok Kumar Mahapatra, eminent neurosurgeon and principal advisor (Health Sciences) at Siksha...

Bhubaneswar: Health experts stressed on the benefits of advanced molecular tests on cancer diagnoses and prognosis at a Continued Medical Education (CME) programme in Bhubaneswar on Saturday. They discussed latest...

Bhubaneswar: In a another step on treatment of cancer in southern Odisha, the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital at Sitalapalli in Berhampur has started administration of chemotherapy to...

Bhubaneswar: Experts stressed role of nutrition and diet management in healthcare services in SUM Ultimate National Nutrition Orientation (SUNNO 2.0) programme, organised at the Sum Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) in Bhubaneswar, on...

Bhubaneswar: SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) in Bhubaneswar plans to extend home care facilities to geriatric patients. This was disclosed by Brig (Dr) Biraj Mohan Mishra, Chief of Medical Services of...

New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has approved the first testing kit to diagnose Mpox under its Emergency Use Listing (EUL). Developed by Abbott Molecular Inc, the in-vitro diagnostic...

Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University (SOA) in Bhubaneswar has become the first hospital in Odisha...

Bhubaneswar: An awareness programme for patients and staff was organised at the SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) in Bhubaneswar on Friday ahead of the World Heart Day on September 29. Brig...