Medical

Bhubaneswar: AIIMS Bhubaneswar’s department of Paediatrics saved the life of a nine-year-old boy by performing a ground-breaking bronchoscopic intervention to remove a stitching needle which was lodged in his lungs....

Cuttack: A government doctor was caught red-handed while conducting prenatal sex determination test at his residence at Friends Colony in Odisha's Cuttack city during a surprise raid by a team...

New Delhi: The ills and advantages of artificial intelligence (AI) have been a topic of huge debate and discussion. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sounded a warning recently, saying that...

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries to sign its pandemic treaty so that the world can prepare for potentially dangerous ‘Disease X.’ WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus...

London: The University of Oxford has begun human testing of an experimental vaccine against the deadly brain-swelling Nipah virus that led to outbreaks in Kerala and other parts of Asia, reported...

Bhubaneswar: Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) became the first hospital in Odisha to successfully conduct Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) procedure to repair damaged valve. The breakthrough procedure was...

New Delhi: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has prohibited the use of an anti-cold fixed drug combination for children under the age of 4 years. The common cold...

London: Sixteen British men took part in phase 1 trial of a first-of-its-kind non-hormonal male birth control pill. According to a Sky News report, Quotient Sciences -- a drug development...

New Delhi: Artificial intelligence (AI) is making such rapid strikes that it is almost scary. It’s being applied in all fields, including in medical sciences. According to a new study,...

Bhubaneswar: Despite eczema nearly doubling -- from 4% to 7.5% -- across the world in last two decades, there are new medicines and new avenues of treatment available now, renowned...