Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (BPNS) A tribal woman belonging to the Kurumba tribe, Sumathi Murukan who was pregnant experienced labour pain at 12.45 am on Sunday morning and there was no ambulance or other vehicles available to admit the pregnant woman to a hospital. Ambulance and other vehicles could not reach the Kadukkumanna tribal hamlet in […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11 (BPNS) While Kerala has always flouted its high health indices as one of its major developmental benchmarks, the presence of around 250 patients lingering at government hospitals even after several months is a major shocker to the state’s much-hyped health care system. Most of those who are in the verandahs of general […]
Chennai, November 29 (BPNS) The Oasis Fertility Centre, Chennai, organized a baby shower to celebrate couples who haveconceived through IVF treatments done at their facility. The gathering was addressed bytheir two fertility specialists, Dr. Aparna Vishwakiran and Dr. D. Maheshwari. They had thecouples cut a cake to remember and rejoice in their eventful journeys, alongside […]
Chennai, Nov 30 (BPNS) In a rare feat in medical science, doctors of Appolo hospital, Chennai performed brain surgery on eight-year-old twins suffering from Moyamoya disease. The disease led the twins to suffer from jerky movements in the right hand and leg and doctors diagnosed a rare brain condition in the twins. An MRI revealed […]
Chennai, Nov 21 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be holding talks with the government doctors and their association who are threatening a strike if a criminal case is charged against doctors accused in the death of footballer Priya. Tamil Nadu health minister, Ma Subramanian in a statement said that the government will hold […]
Chennai, Nov 11 (BPNS) Madras Medical Mission, the prominent health care institution of the country is planing to set up Podiatry clinic to assess and help diabetic patients use the appropriate footwear to protect their feet and to reduce the incidence of ulcer formation. In an observational study on patients who came for diabetes treatment […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Nob 6( BPNS) Senior leader of the Congress party and two time Chief Minister of Kerala , Oomen Chandy has left for Germany for treatment. He left early Sunday morning via Quatar and will be undergoing treatment at the prestigious Charite Medical University, Berlin which is one of the most famous and largest medical […]
Chennai, Oct 30 (BPNS) The Omicron subvariant of Covid -19, XBB is fast emerging as the dominant variant in India with Tamil Nadu topping the number of cases. Nine states in the country have reported on the XBB variant and of these Tamil Nadu has the highest number of cases. GISIAD, an international research organization […]
Thiruvananthapuram, October 25 (BPNS) To address the waste menace, Kerala has floated a plan to set up enforcement squads at the district level. The three-member squads will be provided with various powers like imposing on-the-spot fines, cancellation of licenses, and others. In the first phase, 23 such squads will come into being. While Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, […]
Thiruvananthapuram, October 17 (BPNS) The state health department has sounded a high alert against the new Covid-19 subvariants which are driving cases abroad. The alert has been issued against XBB and XBB.1. According to health minister Veena George, respective districts were asked to heighten their surveillance as those countries which reported the said subvariants are […]
