Hospital

Urinary tract infection: Know how you can prevent it

Posted By Editorial Team, July 15, 2019 at 09:08am
Medical selfies help patients feel satisfied: Study

Posted By IANS, June 30, 2019 at 10:40am

According to a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, taking medical selfies enhances the relationship between doctor and patient.
Home nutrition care keeps patient out of hospital

Posted By IANS, June 25, 2019 at 09:00am

According to a study published in the Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, Paying attention to nutrition care helps promote patients' strength and prevents them from going back to the hospital.
Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital remove longest ureteric stone

Posted By IANS, April 10, 2019 at 08:41am

Doctors at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital successfully removed the longest ureteric stone in a single stage from the ureter of a woman.
Patients with low immunity are at a higher risk of Candida auris infection

Posted By IANS, April 09, 2019 at 07:55am

It is imperative that standard anti-infection measures should be adhered to and enforced across all hospitals, especially in the wards and ICU units where low-immunity patients are present.
Parrikar's parameters stable, discharged from hospital

Posted By Agencies, February 27, 2019 at 07:17am

Ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was on Tuesday discharged from the Goa Medical College.
3 new AIIMS to be set up in India

Posted By Agencies, January 11, 2019 at 09:13am

The three new AIIMS -- two in Jammu and Kashmir and one in Gujarat -- are under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, an official release said.
Short-height people in ICU at increased death risk, finds study

Posted By Agencies, December 27, 2018 at 12:35pm

Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) who are shorter in height are more likely to die in the hospital than taller ones who have much better survival rates, finds a new study.
Delhi's Safdurjang Hospital is all set to start surgeries using robotic technology from January 2019

Posted By Agencies, December 23, 2018 at 06:51pm

The robotic surgical procedure reduces the duration of the operation and the chances of the risk of error as a surgeon only have to manoeuvre the robotic arms using a command centre with a 3D screen that looks like a computer.
Machine learning assists predict infection risk from hospital bug: Study

Posted By Agencies, December 16, 2018 at 12:18pm

According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that Machine Learning (ML) can predict the risk of developing a serious and possibly life-threatening infection from "hospital bug".
Woman in UK dies after all teeth removed: BBC

Posted By Agencies, December 14, 2018 at 10:31am

A disabled woman named Rachel Johnston died in the UK after having all her teeth removed by a dentist at an NHS trust criticised for its "drastic" full extractions from other vulnerable patients.
Study: noise pollution in hospitals is a rising problem

Posted By ANI, November 21, 2018 at 05:59pm

Noise pollution obstructs communication among staff in the hospitals and creates irritation and fatigue eventually hampering the quality of healthcare. Moreover, it contributes negatively to staff performance.
Jaypee Hospital: 92-year-old gets a new lease of life after a complicated surgery

Posted By Editorial Team, September 08, 2018 at 05:04pm

Earlier, several such patients would travel to United States of America and Europe for such complex treatments but now they are choosing India as their preferred destination as their confidence in our doctors and hospital is rising.
Robot ducks to comfort children with cancer in US hospitals

Posted By Editorial Team, September 08, 2018 at 01:20pm

Around the US, Aflac s robotic therapy ducks have started to find their way to children s cancer hospitals.
Bengal block achieves almost 99% institutional child delivery

Posted By Agencies, September 08, 2018 at 10:41am

ANANDI, an initiative to promote institutional delivery and Routine Immunization was launched on August 20, 2015, in South 24 Parganas.
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar admitted to hospital, complains of chest infection

Posted By Editorial Team, September 05, 2018 at 06:16pm

Veteran Actor gets admitted to Lilavati Hospital after complaints of chest infections and breathing issues.
Mumbai hospital culminates month-long organ donation awareness drive

Posted By Editorial Team, September 03, 2018 at 12:46pm

Every year over 5 lakh people in India lose their lives waiting for an organ. Fortis Hospital, Kalyan has taken an initiative to fix this issue.
Mumbai hospital gets awarded for rural health initiative

Posted By Editorial Team, August 31, 2018 at 08:08am

Mumbai's P. D. Hinduja Hospital & Medical Research Centre s Rural Health Program Serve with Passion , was adjudged the winner of the Rural Health Initiative category at the 2nd CSR Health Impact Awards 2018 held in New Delhi on Monday.
Japan: 5 die in hospital after air conditioning breaks down

Posted By Agencies, August 30, 2018 at 10:50am

Local authorities have carried out an inspection of the hospital and launched a probe into the incident to determine if hospital negligence caused the deaths, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Zen Multi Specialty Hospital becomes first Mumbai hospital to receive LEED Copper Certificate by Indian Green Building Council

Posted By Editorial Team, August 22, 2018 at 06:23pm

Indian Green Building council is a rating system developed based on materials and technologies that are presently available in the hospital