Health

08 Apr

Yashoda Hospitals completes 3 years of OPD clinics in Siliguri

Business CorrespondentBusiness, Health, IndiaSiliguri, Yashoda Hospitals

The OPDs in Yashoda Medical Center cover a range of specialties including Gastro, Neurology, Orthopedics, Urology, Oncology, Nephrology, Pulmonology, and Cardiology. Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad has been conducting outreach super-specialty clinics in Siliguri for 3 years. Yashoda Medical Center in Pradhan Nagar clinic offers telemedicine services that allow patients to connect directly with all super specialists at their Hospitals in Hyderabad round the clock. Director of Yashoda Hospitals, Dr. Abhinav Gorukanti said, Yashoda Hospitals is proud to have consistently extended our medical services to the citizens of Siliguri, Agartala, Cooch Behar, Guwahati, and other North-eastern regions. “We have partnered with various…

26 Mar

Prices of 800 essential medicines, including Paracetamol, set to rise by 10.7% from next month

editorHealth

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India on Friday announced a 10.7 per cent trade in the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) for the calendar 12 months 2021 over the corresponding length in 2020. This capability that the prices of almost 800 scheduled medicines on the National List of Essential Medicines, which are used to treat the majority of frequent ailments, will upward shove by using 10.7 percentage commencing April 1. "Based on the WPI information provided via the workplace of the Economic Advisor, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the annual exchange in WPI works out as 10.76607% in the course…

12 Mar

Free Heart Surgery By Dr. Bhaba Das Foundation

editorAssam, Health

In a press conference held on March 10 in Guwahati, the Guwahati-based Dr. Bhaba Das Foundation announced the commencement of a free heart surgery programme for children under the age of 14 from low-income households. The news conference was attended by Medical Director Dr. B.P. Chakrabarty, Dr. Atanu Barthakur, Dr. Hemjit Talukdar, Dr. Biju Choudhury, Dr. Supriya Choudhury, and Dr. Yasin Ali. Apart from free heart procedures, the organisation prioritises cancer treatments, medical education, nursing education, and scientific research, among other things. The foundation also helps orphans financially and improves the infrastructure of various medical organisations. Dr. Bhaba Das Foundation…

26 Feb

Centre tries to make Kolkata homeopathy institute a world-class focus: Sonowal

editorHealthWest Bengal

The central authorities goals to make the National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH) in Kolkata a world-class centre with increased emphasis on research and development, Union Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated right here on Thursday. He also introduced that a Rs 300-crore satellite unit of the Kolkata-based centre of excellence in homoeopathy below the Ministry of Ayush will be opened and operationalised at Narela in Delhi soon. The announcement used to be made while the Union minister along with senior officials of the Ministry of AYUSH visited the NIH for a evaluate assembly in Kolkata, a ministry statement said. “We choose…

14 Feb

Glenmark launched FabiSpray® in partnership with SaNOtize

editorBusiness, HealthFabiSpray®, Glenmark

A global, innovation-driven pharmaceutical company Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited and Canadian pharmaceutical company SaNOtize Research & Development Corporation announced launch of its Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray under the brand name FabiSpray® in India for the treatment of adult patients with COVID-19 who have high risk of progression of the disease. Glenmark earlier received manufacturing and marketing approval from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for NONS as part of the accelerated approval process. FabiSpray®, Nitric Oxide Nasal Spray is designed to kill the COVID-19 virus in the upper airways. Phase 3 trial in India met the key endpoints and demonstrated…

14 Feb

Amway India’s new range of supplements under its brand Nutrilite

editorBusiness, Health, IndiaAmway India’

Amway India, has introduced a range of nutrition supplementsin trendy, tasty, convenient and simplified formats like flavorful gummies and mouth dissolving jelly strips under its flagship brand Nutrilite. Amway has formulated the on-the-go nutrition solutions to meet their everyday nutrition needs. Currently, the range comprises three products - Seize the Day, strawberry flavored gummies containing vitamins and minerals to support overall health and immunity, D-fence – mouth dissolving jelly strips containingVitamin D3 to support bone health and immunity, and I Candy gummies containing Lutein & Zeaxanthin to support eye health. Announcing the launch, Mr. Anshu Budhraja, CEO, Amway India said,…

14 Feb

Abbott provides holistic diabetes care to 8 million people

editorBusiness, HealthAbbott

Abbott, the global healthcare leader, has announced new collaborations with key health-tech partners BeatO, Sugar.fit, PharmEasy, GOQii, 1MG, Zyla Health, Healthifyme and Fitterfly to usher a new era of holistic diabetes management care. Through these collaborations, Abbott aims to offer glucose monitoring solutions to 8 million people living with diabetes, of which approximately 6.5mn users can access through PharmEasy and 1MG.Abbott has also partnered with BeatO, a digital health platform to launch a holistic, data-based continuous glucose monitoring program for better diabetes management. The program provides users access to targeted diet, help in controlling diabetes and lifestyle counselling from experts…

08 Feb

Advanced medical technologies can reduce the risk of Heart Failure

editorBusiness, HealthAdvanced medical technologies, Heart Failure, india

India continues to see a spike in the incidence of heart ailments and diseases. Ppatients who are at high risk of Heart Failure must be aware of the advanced and high performing medical devices available today in India to help prevent and reduce the incidence of fatalities. Dr Dipankar Das, Interventional Cardiologist, Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Guwahati, urges heart patients in India to closely monitor their heart health and not ignore any worrisome symptoms. Heart Failure refers to the heart's inability to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs and is often misunderstood by masses. A heart in Heart Failure…

04 Feb

Dr Yasin Ali has establishes the occurrence of three rare diseases in a single child

editorAssam, Health

Dr Yasin Ali, the Chief consultant Child Specialist of Health City Hospital has been able to establish the occurrence of three rare diseases in a single child of 1 month 20 days for the first time in the world. After relentless research work for last 12 months Dr Ali has concluded that this is the first baby in the world to have been affected by three rare diseases at the same time viz. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Noonan's Syndrome and Horse Shoe Kidney. This information has been shared by Dr. Yasin Ali in a press release today in Health City Hospital.…

03 Feb

Guwahati Down Town Hospital brings new Modular Orthopaedic Operation Theatre Complex

editorAssam, Health, North East

Guwahati Down Town Hospital has come up with a New modern Glass Panel Modular Orthopaedic Operation Theatre Complex, a first of its kind in Assam with dedicated Trauma and Joint Replacement OTs and sophisticated OT table ( MAQUET, Germany) and High end XLED lights . The OT is supported by Ultramodern 4k video Arthroscopy from Arthrex, Germany. The OT was build keeping in consideration the guidelines of NABH & ASHRAE. Renowned artist Zubeen Garg inaugurated the OT complex in the presence of the Dr. N.N.Dutta, Chairman and Managing Director, Dr. B.K Gogoi, Medical Director, Prof. Bandana Dutta,whole Time Director, Mr…