India has a growing geriatric population and to ensure the quality of life for them, it is critically important to update our communication and awareness strategy

India records over 15,000 organ transplants, increase of 27% in 2022

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India achieves more than 15,000 transplants for the first time in the year 2022 Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Sunday said for the first time,...
In the first phase, drones will be deployed in Bengaluru to transfer biomedical samples from Narayana Health City and HSR Layout on a daily basis

‘Sanjeevani’ drones to transport bio-medical supplies; Garuda Aerospace announces partnership with Narayana Health

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Garuda-Narayana pact: Drones to deliver bio-medical supplies in Bengaluru soon Drone technology provider Garuda Aerospace has announced a partnership with Narayana Health for transporting bio-medical...
Samples from patients diagnosed with the disease by conventional methods were analyzed

New study shows Covid virus can be detected in tears sampled by ocular swab

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SARS-CoV-2 was detected in 18.2% of the samples, suggesting this method could be an alternative to the conventional swabbing method A team of researchers found...
Nanocomposite coating can inhibit biofilm formation and also kill attached bacteria, thereby helping tackle growing post-operative infections

Indian researchers develop non-cytotoxic nanocomposite coatings to prevent post-surgical infections

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The developed coating not only inhibits biofilm formation by restricting bacterial and water adhesion but also kills attached bacteria Researchers from the International Advanced Research...
In a first, rare Quadruple joint replacement surgery performed at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

AIIMS Bhubaneswar doctors successfully perform rare joint replacement surgery

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PM Modi applauds AIIMS Bhubaneswar doctors for conducting rare surgery The surgery was conducted on a 37-year-old female patient from the Aul block of Kendrapara...
Inauguration of 100-bed maternity and child care hospital in Ramanagara district of Karnataka announced by Infosys Foundation

Infosys Foundation collaborates with Karnataka govt; rebuilds 100-bed maternity and child care hospital in...

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Infosys Foundation rebuilds 100-bed maternity and child care hospital in Karnataka Infosys Foundation, the CSR wing of Infosys, has announced the inauguration of a 100-bed...
Researchers devised a method to rapidly test more than 1,800 extracts and 18 compounds from the Quave Natural Product Library for activity against SARS-CoV-2

Extracts from two wild plants can block COVID-19 virus: US Study

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COVID-19: The protective power of the plant extracts worked across 4 variants of SARS-CoV-2, says US Study Two common wild plants contain extracts that inhibit...
Some 4.2 million girls are at risk of being subjected to this act of gender-based violence during 2023 alone

UN Secretary-General calls for urgent action to eliminate female genital mutilation

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Around 4.2 mn girls are at risk for female genital mutilation says Guterres, stressing men and boys must also speak out UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Global Pharma Healthcare recalls product from U.S. market after CDC warns of infections and loss of vision; contamination has been suspected

Chennai-based Pharma company raided after been flagged by US authorities for fatal contamination in...

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US FDA issues alert on eye drop made by Chennai-based Pharma firm following cases of vision loss and death After a Chennai-based pharmaceutical company was...
The girl, Samiya Mansuri hails from Bharuch in south Gujarat and was born with anomalies like hand and finger deformities

First-ever limb transplant surgery done at Mumbai hospital

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Girl born with a congenital hand aplasia gets a 'new hand' after 13-hour surgery in Mumbai hospital In a first-of-its-kind surgery in India, an 18-year-old...