Wockhardt Hospital in city performs 100th kidney transplant
Nagpur: The local Wockhardt Hospital, one of the pioneers in healthcare, achieved one more milestone by performing 100th kidney transplant successfully. The hospital has become the first in Vidarbha to achieve this feat. The kidney transplant was done on a 63-year...
Family of a brain dead man saves lives of 3 persons, provides sight to 2 blind & relief to many burn victims
Nagpur: Vinayak Ramrao Deshkar, Age 67 yrs, resident of Plot No. 36, Madhuban Layout Narendra Nagar, Nagpur was admitted at Trinity Hospital, Nagpur on 16.06.2017 under care of Dr. Shailesh Pitale with history of Hypertension, Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, old CVE and...
NOGS held a CME on Thyroid & GDM
Nagpur: Taking into consideration the increase rise in the patients of Hypothyridism & Diabetes in Pregnacy a deliberation was organized by NOGS for its members. President AMS ( Academy of Medical Sciences) Dr Pramod Gandhi was the Chief Guest &...
Mayo Hospital equipped with e-stretchers, e-rickshaws for better service to patients
Nagpur: Initiating further steps to better patient services, Mayo Hospital (Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital) has been equipped with e-stretchers, e-loaders and e-rickshaws under a pilot project funded by the District Planning Committee (DPC). The DPC has given...
WHO confirms three Zika virus cases in Ahmedabad, 1st in the country
Ahmedabad: The World Health Organization confirmed the first three cases of Zika virus in India, as having been reported from Ahmedabad, which includes a pregnant lady tested this January. All the cases are from the Bapunagar area of the city. Confirming...
NOGS held a CME on Foetal Medicine
Nagpur: National Medico legal co-ordinator from Pune Dr Manish Machave was the chief guest for this CME Dr Pooja Lodha from Pune & Dr Neelam Chhajed from Nagpur, both Foetal Medicine specialist were the faculties. Different topics like Overview of Prenatal...
Straight from the heart: The plight of the medical profession today
Representational Pic Nagpur: IMA is the voice and represents the collective consciousness of the medical profession in the country. It practically covers all the doctors in India directly through its membership of 3 lakhs, spread over 30 States and 17...
Will Rs 100 cr change fate of Super Speciality Hosp in Nagpur?
Nagpur: The now functioning and then defunct machines, lack of diagnostic tools and infrastructure have been marring the Super Speciality Hospital (SSH) for over a long time. The fate of SSH is set to change now as the Maharashtra Chief...
How safe are sanitary pads in India?
New Delhi: A woman enters the store, picks up a pack or mumbles the name of the brand she wants under her breath to the storekeeper, who proceeds to wrap the product in an old newspaper and hands it to...
Live TEE workshop held
Nagpur: Under the aegis of Cardiothoracic Society (CTS),Nagpur and Dr K G Deshpande memorial Centre, Nagpur a live TEE(trans-esophageal echocardiography) workshop on a case of Mitral Volve Replacement (MVR) was organised on May 13 , 2017, Saturday, from 9 am-...
Condoms are passe, try molecular condoms
Chemicals found in Chinese folk medicines may be used to make next generation of 'molecular condoms' that may serve as a safe alternative to today's hormone-based contraceptives, scientists say. The chemicals, extracted from two plants, thunder god vine and aloe, are...
Good News for Maharashtra Citizens as State Govt decides to offer tests for critical illnesses Free
Mumbai/Nagpur:The Maharashtra government has decided to provide medical tests for certain critical illnesses free of cost to poor patients admitted at its hospitals. "Medical tests for forty-four critical illnesses like cancer, thyroid, hormones will now be available free of cost...
WORLD ASTHMA DAY – May 2nd 2017
You can control your Asthma : Dr Rajesh Swarnakar
Dr Rajesh Swarnakar leading Pulmonologist of Nagpur, Secretary of Indian Chest Society, Vidarbha Chest Association and Director of Getwell Hospital, Dhantoli Nagpur Asthma is a chronic disease which is affecting all age groups. It’s a hyper responsiveness of the airway to...
Anticoagulation Forum held by CSI/CTS
Left to right : Dr. Swapnil Deshpande, Dr.Kashif Syed, Dr.Pankaj Harkut,Dr. P.K.Deshpande, Dr.Ram Ghodeswar, Dr. Prabhakar Deshpande, Dr.Ankur Jain. Nagpur: “Anticoagulation Forum” a scientific discussion on Anticoagulation was held by radiological Society of India (Vidarbha Chapter) and Cardio-Thoracic Society (CTS)...
India launches its first free condom store
Representational Pic New Delhi: A global charity launched a free condom store in India to reduce new cases of HIV/AIDS. The global non-government organisation (NGO) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), a global charity launched a free condom store in India considering...
At GMC, all radiology tests including MRI to be offered free for BPL patients
Nagpur: Nagpur's medical scene is going to be more poor friendly now, thanks to the state goverment who has decided to exempt patients living below poverty line (BPL) from paying charges for the tests. In a first, all BPL patients...
63,455 patients availed benefits under RGJAY in district
Representational Pic Nagpur: A total of 63,455 patients availed the benefits of Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana (RGJAY) in the district so far. 62,585 different surgeries were conducted under the scheme and Rs 112.83 crore have been reimbursed in the...
Swine Flu claim’s aged woman’s life in GMCH
Representational ImageNagpur: Swine Flu continues to wreak havoc in the city as one more patient died of the dreaded disease. A 63-year old woman, S Zade, was admitted to GMCH since the past few days. Diagnosed with Swine Flu,...
Combiflam, D-Cold Total among 60 other medicines substandard by drug regulator
New Delhi: Combiflam and D-Cold Total are medicines that are commonly used by many people in times of minor aches and pains and cold and flu respectively. However, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) that regulates the sales and distribution...
New body of BAHO to be installed on Sunday April 23
Nagpur: Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Health Organisation, (B.A.H.O.) Nagpur new body headed by Dr. A.T. Kamble, as President 2017-18 and Dr. Pradep Pazare as Hon. Secretary will be installed on Sunday 23rd of April, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Hotel Airport...
A.M.S. celebrates Golden Jubilee Annual Day and Foundation Day
Nagpur: Academy of Medical Sciences, Nagpur (A.M.S.) celebrated its “GOLDEN JUBILEE ANNUAL DAY AND FOUNDATION DAY” by organising a cultural evening recently on 15th of April, 2017 at Hotel Centre Point Ramdaspeth, Nagpur. It gave chance to its...
