40 swine flu cases in Delhi this year
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
Delhi has seen 40 swine flu cases this year till Tuesday, a city government health official said.
"This year, we have witnessed 40 swine flu cases from various parts of the city,"...
Padmashree Awardee bariatric surgeon Dr. Chowbey honoured by the Japanese society
New Delhi| Sandeep Dwivedi
Bariatric surgeon and Chairman of 'Max Institute of Minimal Access Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery' Dr. Pradeep Chowbey has been hounoured by the Renowned Japanese society of Endoscopic Surgeons for his contribution in...
India will fight Polio across borders
New Delhi| HL Correspondent
The government is conducting polio vaccination at India's international borders to counteract the possible spread of the virus by foreign travellers, Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Saturday.
"We are conducting...
19-year old saves lives of four by donating organs
New Delhi: HL Correspondent
A 19-year old, who was declared brain dead following a road accident, saved the life of four people admitted at various hospitals here, doctors have said.
Resident of Paschim Vihar, Ravidas, was...
FORDA doctors to approach court over no-payment of salaries
New Delhi: Ekta Purohit
Irked over the non-payment of salaries for months, doctors under the banner of Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) on Thursday said that they will approach the court.
The doctors, who are...
Sofosbuvir: A drug that claims solution for Hepatitis C
New Delhi: HL Correspondent
A new drug has shown promise of treating the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in India, something which had eluded health experts for long. But its widespread use may be inhibited because...
Mobile Eye Clinic on Road
New Delhi, 26 December 2015
Delhi gets its first Aam Admi Netra Clinic inaugurated by Health Minister Satyendar Jain from BG-6, Market, Paschim Vihar, Shakubasti.
These clinics will be on road mobile clinics which will be...
First Incompatible Liver Transplant in Noida
Noida|TNN
A private hospital has performed city's first ABO incompatible liver transplant of a 50-year old man. The liver was donated by his son for transplant which was received after some sophisticated medical procedures as...
One-third Indian suffers Hypertension: CSI
New Delhi| Agency
With one in every three Indians suffering from hypertension and heart ailments responsible for over 30 percent of deaths in the country, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are acquiring epidemic proportions in India, warn experts.
"Hypertension...
