Mercury dips dramatically leading to cold wave and coughs and cold!
Nagpur. Winter is suddenly upon us after playing truant in the first week of November. Mercury has dipped 6 degrees just in the last 48 hours. From an average of 18 degrees last week it has come down to almost 13* on...
Mega scientific program on blood banking
Nagpur: Academy of Medical Sciences, Nagpur organized mega scientific program on blood banking ‘TransMeet-2016’ on Sunday, 6-Nov-2016 at Hotel Radisson BLU, Nagpur in association with 11 other medical associations. The theme of TransMeet-2016 was ‘Marching Towards Safest Blood’. There were...
High levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air are extremely dangerous caution IMA & Heart Care Foundation of India
New Delhi/Nagpur: Air pollution has reached alarming levels in the light of recent Diwali celebrations coupled with changing weather conditions. The effects are also exacerbated by the cold weather to create poisonous smog. In light of this, IMA & HCFI have...
Pink fever grips orange city
Nagpur: October is globally observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To mark this, a group of students, Harkishan Mamtani, Aishwarya Shah, Nikhil Dhimole, Mahak Sipani (all from GMCH Nagpur), and Chaman Mamtani (from Ramdeobaba College of Engineering), began this online...
Media report in Nagpur leads Union Govt to ban 350 drugs
Nagpur: The suo moto cognisance of a media report by Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court, over sale of spurious drugs in Nagpur led the Union Government to come clear on the situation. The government informed Nagpur HC bench that...
National Blood Donation Month celebrated by ISBTI, IFSB & Lifeline Blood Bank
Nagpur: National Blood Donation Month-October was jointly celebrated by Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immuno-haematology (ISBTI), Indian Foundation for Safe Blood, Bangalore (IFSB) & Lifeline Blood Bank, Nagpur by organizing a felicitation programme of blood donors & camp organizers...
Dengue alert in Nagpur : More than half cases surface in Sept alone!
Representational ImageNagpur: As monsoon draws to an end, here comes a sign of worry in the otherwise healthy pockets of Nagpur. The onset of winter has resulted into a sudden outbreak of mosquito population. This has only multiplied the...
Vidarbha Orthopaedic Society organises hand injuries symposium
Nagpur: In its endeavor to provide continuous orthopaedic education to its members, the Vidarbha Orthopaedic Society Nagpur organized ‘Hand & Nerve Injuries Symposium’ on Sunday 16th October. Senior ‘hand surgeons’ Dr Mukund Thatte from Mumbai and Dr Pankaj Jindal from...
Consumer appeal against Plastic Surgeon dismissed, patient himself found negligent
Representational Pic Nagpur: In a Judgment that is slated to have far reaching consequences, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Circuit Bench At Nagpur dismissed the plea of complainant Anil Choudhary who made brazen allegations of Medical Negligence against...
IMA stresses need to better patient-doctor communication to avoid bitter confrontation
Nagpur: The growing lack of communication between doctors and kin of patients being treated under them has led to the rise in blame game. Eventually more doctors are being brought to book for negligence in duty. Taking strong cognizance of...
Timely life saving complex surgery saves him
Nagpur: Orange City Hospital & Research Institute caters to huge number of complex Critical patients, like accidents, poisoning, medical emergencies and medico-legal cases etc. OCHRI has a full-fledged Critical care unit with dedicated 40 bedded ICU with NICU/PICU with state...
Breast Cancer awareness camp at CIIMS
Nagpur: While observing Breast Cancer Awareness month (October), a Breast Cancer awareness and detection camp is organized at Central India Institute of Medical Science (CIIMS) Hospital on Wednesday the October 12, 2016. From 1:00pm to 3pm free consultation will be imparted...
Get, set, go… for ‘Healthy Morning’, ‘Healthy Nagpur’ to be held this Sunday at Shivaji Nagar Park
Nagpur: The English word "health" comes from the Old English word hale, meaning wholeness, being whole, sound or well. In this fast paced life, being whole and well physically, mentally and spiritually is more of a necessity than a luxury....
Rare Sextuple Bypass Surgery performed on Gazal singer Sakhawat Nishat by Dr Nikunj Pawar in Nagpur
Nagpur: Sheer luck, good friendship with strong bonding is what caused Ustad Sakhawat Hussain Khan Nishat Niazi to get medical intervention at the right time and got a very rare cardiac surgery performed on October 5, 2016. While speaking exclusively with...
Mayo approved as corneal transplant centre
Nagpur: In a significant move aimed at benefitting the blind persons, the State Government has given its recognition to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (Mayo) for performing corneal transplants. The Eye Department of Mayo has been approved as...
Gadkari launches website for Breast Cancer Awareness
Nagpur: October is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout the globe. Various institutes and NGOs are involved in spreading awareness regarding the dreaded disease by various means. A group of students from Nagpur took this initiative of spreading awareness...
Indians are worsening their risk for heart diseases claims Dr Nitin Tiwari
Leading Cardiologist Dr. Nitin Tiwari Nagpur: Heart disease is one of the major killers in India. It is predicted that by 2020, around 2.6 million Indians will die due to heart disease; which constitutes more than half the cases of...
The Mosquito Menace: How to win over our collective failure
Representational Pic Nagpur: Napoleon Hill once said, “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” It’s time for all of us to convert our biggest failure of controlling the mosquito menace into success. We must...
CSIR-NEERI creates a Centre for Strategic Urban Management(C-SUM)
Nagpur: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research is stepping into the Platinum Jubilee Year, celebrating its 75th Foundation Day on September 26, 2016 in New Delhi. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is slated to inaugurate the event. Coinciding with this...
New team headed by Dr. Ram Ghodeswar to be installed on September 25, 2016
Dr. Ram Ghodeswar and Dr. Pankaj Harkut Nagpur: The Installation of New office bearers of Cardiological Society of India, Vidarbha Chapter (C.S.I.) Headed by Dr. Ram Ghodeswar and his team will be installed on Sunday 25th Sept. 2016 at 9 a.m....
“Global Fruits Can’t be Achieved Without Local Roots” : Dr. Vikramsingh Pachlore
Nagpur: Internationally acclaimed Dr. Pachlore foundations, Planet – V, Maestro Multiversity, India & Just Body Lab (JBL), Poland recently conducted in Indo –Polish Collaboration, International Management Development Program ‘Behavioural Entrepreneurship Success Traits (B.E.S.T) from 5 sep to 7 sep 2016...
