Category: health

Aster Volunteers and Varghese Moolan Foundation Launch 5th Phase of ‘Spandanam’ to Provide Free Heart Surgeries for Underprivileged Children Kochi, Mar 02: Aster Medcity, in collaboration with Aster Volunteers and the Varghese Moolan Foundation, successfully launched the fifth phase of the Spandanam – Touch A Heart initiative, providing free cardiac…

A new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that participation in emergency department-based clinical trials delivers substantial benefits that extend far beyond improved patient outcomes. The study, co-led by Gail D’Onofrio, MD, MS, Albert E. Kent Professor of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine, offers compelling evidence that…

Pune, Feb 26: Doctors at Manipal Hospital Kharadi successfully treated a 70-year-old gentleman who developed life-threatening urinary bleeding just three days after undergoing cardiac angioplasty. The patient had been evaluated for ECG changes during a routine cardiology check-up and underwent a successful angioplasty. The patient was started on dual antiplatelet…

Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens—including hospital bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa—to assemble antibiotic-resistant three-dimensional (3D) biofilms. These findings open a new avenue for developing therapies against multidrug-resistant bacterial infections by targeting the biofilm assembly.  Many pathogenic bacteria form 3D biofilms to protect themselves from the immune system, antibiotic treatments, and drying on environmental…

Nellore, Feb 25: Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited (AKPL), a flagship asset of Adani Ports and SEZ Limited (APSEZ), today organized Mega and Multi Speciality health camp by Adani Foundation as an enabler of Adani Krishnapatnam Port Limited Corporate Social Responsibility for community people in Muthukur Gram Pachayat with Dr. Surya,…

  By- Dr. Sreeja Rani V R, Sr. consultant obstetrics & Gynecology, Kinder Women’s Hospital & Fertility Centre, Bangalore A woman’s reproductive health journey is not a single chapter, it is an evolving story that begins in adolescence and continues well beyond menopause. Yet, conversations around women’s health often remain…

Kochi, Feb 23: Dr. Urmila Soman, Senior Consultant – Minimally Invasive & Robotic Gynaecology (Kerala Cluster), Aster Medcity, Kochi has been officially recognized as India’s First SRC Accredited Master Surgeon in Robotic Surgery. This prestigious accreditation is awarded by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), a global nonprofit patient safety organization.…

Mumbai, Feb 19: The Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, commemorated World Unani Day 2026 by organising a two-day National Conference on “Innovation and Evidence in Unani Practice” on February 14–15, 2026, in Mumbai. Held under the aegis of the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), the conference…

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 17, 2026) — The National Institutes of Health and the National Institute on Aging have awarded a multi-institutional research team led by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai $7.5 million to further study how damage to tiny blood vessels contributes to heart disease, cognitive decline…

Mumbai, Feb 17: Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road has announced the launch of a dedicated Diabetic Foot Clinic, strengthening its commitment to providing advanced and comprehensive care for patients suffering from diabetic foot complications. The clinic is designed to offer early diagnosis, integrated treatment, and limb-saving interventions under one roof. The…