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Using tissue from the patient’s forearm surgeons at Fortis Hospital, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore successfully performed a free flap surgery (reconstruct of tongue) on a 37 year old man who was diagnosed with tongue cancer. The patient complained of ulcer on the tongue associated with bleeding which was not healing since three months. Initially, it was a […]

Bangalore Baptist Hospital (BBH) in collaboration with researchers from US based Baylor University inaugurated  a state-of-the-art “Simulation, Education and Research Centre for Nursing Excellence” (SERC) in Bangalore. The four-storied SERC, which includes a state-of-the-art simulation laboratory to train nurses and doctors in the art and science of medicine, and will house medical trainees, has been […]

Embrace by PRIMECARE dedicated to excellence in healthcare delivery in ‘mum and baby’ segment, cheerfully celebrated the 100th birth at its recently established birthing centre. Extending best wishes to entire team of PRIMECARE Hospital on achieving the milestone, Dr. Sayeed Ahmed, Chairman & Managing Director at Primecare India said, “We are delighted that in such a short time we […]

Cytecare, committed to revolutionise Cancer care in India, announces the appointment of a Dr Mythri Shankar, Senior Consultant, Nuclear Medicine Department. Dr Mythri Shankar has trained extensively in Nuclear Medicine from various globally renowned institutions such as UCLA, Cedars Sinai, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, and Harvard Medical School. With over 15 years of clinical expertise, […]

Unicity International, founded in 1903 and headquartered in Orem, Utah, (United States) launched World’s first ever Genomeceutical™ (gene controlling) range of products to India. Human DNA makes every individual unique. It contains the biological code that defines every single protein in the body. DNA undergoes a process called transcription or gene expression that creates a “messenger” molecule, telling the body to make a specific […]

With a successful lung transplant, Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, (PGIMER), Chandigarh, joined the ranks of other hospitals in India with good transplant outcomes. PGIMER, is the first government hospital in India to perform a lung transplant. Commending his team for this leap forward in the transplant surgery, Prof. Jagat Ram, Director, PGIMER Chandigarh said, “Despite cadaver […]

Samsung India has introduced its Samsung Smart Healthcare program that provides affordable and quality healthcare to patients from the economically and socially weaker sections of society at Government Headquarters Hospital, Kanchipuram near Chennai. As part of its Smart Healthcare program, Samsung provides advanced and innovative healthcare equipment such as ultrasound and digital radiology (x-ray) manufactured […]

Israel based Zebra Medical Vision (https://www.zebra-med.com/) and Telerad Tech, the technology arm of India’s first and largest teleradiology company – Teleradiology Solutions (TRS) corporation, announced that they have signed a partnership to bring Zebra-Med’s cloud based deep learning analytics engine to over 20 countries and 150 hospitals and healthcare organizations. “Our company is proud to […]

In a bid to create a globally competitive biopharmaceutical industry that addresses the country’s major concerns around barriers to affordable healthcare, Hon’ble Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Science & Technology launched the Innovate in India (I3) program.  The 250 million USD program of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of science & technology; […]

Goods and Services Tax (GST)- the indirect tax reform India has been waiting for was rolled out on July 1, 2017. India finally fired its tax bazooka uniting the nation under one tax regime. Under GST four-tier tax slabs exist, wherein goods and services will fall in the tax brackets of 5%, 12%, 18% or […]