Health

Bhubaneswar: Over 2,000 nursing staff from across the state launched an indefinite strike on Monday by sitting in dharna at Lower PMG here seeking regularisation of their jobs on Monday. “The nursing employees...

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to ensure better healthcare for the people, the state government on Tuesday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with four healthcare institutions. All the agreements were signed...

Bhubaneswar: Health Minister Pratap Jena on Thursday suspended four doctors over their alleged negligence in the state government's Niramaya scheme. The doctors who were suspended are- Dr Mamata Satpathy, Himanshu...

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday met separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, and prayed for their speedy recovery. The Chief...

Bhubaneshwar: American Oncology Institute (AOI), a Hyderabad-based chain of cancer hospitals founded by a team of leading oncologists at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre in USA, on Saturday commenced operations...

Bhubaneswar: For the first time in eastern India, three eminent experts from Cochrane South Asia centre at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, are imparting training to health care professionals on...

Bhubaneswar: Health and Family Welfare Minister Pratap Jena convened a crucial meeting on Thursday to discuss upgrading security and other arrangements at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar....

Bhubaneswar: Dr G S S Mohapatra was awarded as best gynaecologist and laparoscopic surgeon of eastern India by Primetime Media at New Delhi recently, said a press release said. Mohapatra...

Bhubaneswar: Iodine deficiency hampers both mental and physical growth. Awareness should be created among public regarding adequate use of iodine, opined health experts at a seminar organized at the conference...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has made quantum leap with 25 point decline in infant mortality rate (IMR) from 65 (NFHS-3) to 40 (NFHS-4). This is better than the national average decline of...