Peerless Hospital hosts MedisafeCon 2024 to improve patients through accurate diagnosis
Kolkata Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, successfully organized its flagship one-day conference, MediSafeCon 2024, with the theme “Get it Right, Make it Safe,” focused on increasing awareness about accurate diagnosis and the use of appropriate therapeutics.
Kolkata: 32-year-old Bhutanese man undergoes complex surgical management of multiple Enteroanastomotic Fistula repair in Peerless Hospital
Kolkata doctor successfully conducted complex surgical management of multiple Enteroanastomotic Fistula repair of a 32-year-old Bhutanese man in Kolkata’s Peerless Hospital.
Eight medics from India, Europe, USA picked as Vattikuti Explorers
The Michigan-based robotic surgery champion Vattikuti Foundation has named eight medics from Europe, India, and the USA as ‘Vattikuti Explorers’.
Cholera outbreak reported in Dir Upper, hospitals struggle amid high influx of patients
A sudden cholera outbreak has been reported in Pakistan's Dir Upper district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Robot-assisted surgery champion to nurture medical students with Vattikuti Explorers
US-based robotic surgery champion Vattikuti Foundation is initiating a global program for innovative thinkers among medical students.
Vattikuti Foundation announces Brady-Vattikuti Robotic Academy hands-on masterclass in Urology
Michigan: The Brady Urological Institute at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore has announced its first Brady-Vattikuti Robotic Academy masterclass in Urology under guidance of the accomplished robotic surgeons.
Climate change compounds maternal health crisis in flood-prone areas of India and Pakistan
Community health workers working on maternal health of women in India and Pakistan face increased obstacles due to changing rainfall patterns, migration, and social taboos. Meenakshi J from India and Tahira Khan from Pakistan report
Embracing Robotic Surgery key to improving women"s disease treatments: Gynaecologists
Robotic surgery with its advantage of minimal invasion of the body, less blood loss translates to quicker patient recovery and better cosmesis has significant relevance to women in general and Indian women in particular.
KGMU exemplifies Uttar Pradesh's Rich 'Ganga-Jamuni' Heritage: Dr Mahendra Bhandari
New Delhi: Dr Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of Robotic Surgery Champion Vattikuti Foundation has said that King George’s Medical University (KGMU) exemplifies Uttar Pradesh's Rich 'Ganga-Jamuni' Heritage.
Vattikuti Foundation honours Dr Adeel Khan for pioneering liver transplant from deceased donor using surgical robot
Eminent robotic surgeon Dr Adeel Khan of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis received first place in the Vattikuti Foundation KS International Innovation Awards 2023 for the submission of a robot-assisted liver transplant on a 68-year-old male with hepatitis C related cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma from a deceased donor.
India monitoring China's respiratory illness outbreak
India is closely monitoring the outbreak in China which has resulted in respiratory illness among children.
Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman named Nobel Prize winners in medicine for their work in mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman got the Nobel Prize for Medicine for developing effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 since the pandemic started in 2020.
Vattikuti Foundation led symposium in Belgium to attract over 100 robotic surgeons from 14 countries
Bengaluru: Europe’s historic city of Ghent, Belgium will host the Vattikuti Foundation’s Annual Robotic Surgery Symposium, Humans at the Cutting Edge of Robotic Surgery between October 6-8.
Robotic Surgery in India is growing and increasing the application footprint: Vattikuti Foundation CEO Mahendra Bhandari
Nearly 20 years after Escorts Heart Institute, a Delhi-based hospital, ushered in a pathbreaking procedure that employed robotic assistance for complex heart surgery, Robotic Surgery has not only increased its footprint manifold today but promises to grow at a rapid pace.
Vattikuti Foundation Robotic Surgery Fellowships to grow pool of accomplished surgeons
New Delhi: The Robotic Surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation (VF) has announced its 2023 Fellowship program for surgeons with super specialist qualifications.
42 young Robotic Surgeons to share path breaking procedures
Bengaluru: At the June 11 alumni meet of Vattikuti Foundation 42 fellows from 18 locations across India will share their experiences of conducting path breaking robotic procedures at Mumbai from Head & Neck, Gastro-enterology, General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology, Colorectal soft tissue surgeries as well as joint replacement surgeries.
Amid quality concerns, Centre plans to test drugs in govt labs before exporting
New Delhi: The government is actively reviewing a plan to conduct drug testing at government laboratories prior to their shipment to other countries after global concerns about the quality of cough syrups exported by Indian companies, media reports said.
Tele-Mental Health: Doors for an unquiet mind
The concept of telemedicine is not new. But a raging Covid-19 pandemic is a game changer. Technology is boosting mental health care in the US and India as practitioners move their services online while India's finance minister in her budget speech announced that its national telemental health program is on the anvil. Maya Morris, Alexis Simmerman, Whitney Hon, Hannah Owens from the US and Roshni Veronika Mallick from India report
Robotic Healing: Robot-Assisted Surgery Rising in the U.S. and India
Across the world from the United States to India, medical experts say robotic surgery is surging because of the many benefits it offers, ranging from reduced recovery time to less blood loss. Adrian Maddox, Molly Rhodes, Ryan Barich, Anna Leggat, and Ryan Williams from the US and Ayush Gupta from India report on the growing trend
Health experts worry COVID will spread amid booster hesitancy in South Asia
When a vaccination team came to her home in Pakistan’s central Karachi district, Noor Jehan gently told the health workers she wouldn’t get a COVID-19 booster and wasn’t allowing her children to get their first doses of vaccine either.
How COVID-19 changed mental health discourse in India and Pakistan
When Amina Zia in Pakistan lost her husband to COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic, she descended further into depression.
Maternal Mortality: Ticking up in Pakistan while India stems rise
Despite gains, maternal deaths haunt South Asia. While the figure ticks up in Pakistan, in India the rise has been stemmed amid challenges, report Amer Malik and Abantika Ghosh from across the border
Humans at the Cutting Edge of Robotic Surgery global meet picks 15 surgeons from India
Bengaluru: Fifteen eminent Robotic Surgeons from the Indian healthcare system have been invited to a global symposium in Miami with the theme ‘Humans at the Cutting Edge of Robotic Surgery’.
Suicides in India: A Silent Killer
In 2003, 10th September was chosen to be celebrated as World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD). In collaboration with World Health Organization (WHO), the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) uses this day to create awareness that suicide leading to premature deaths can be prevented. This article aims to present the overall picture relating to suicides happening in India.
Actress Sayani Gupta partners with feminine wellness brand Azah to distribute sanitary pads
New Delhi: Film actress Sayani Gupta commemorated her birthday recently by partnering with Azah - a feminine wellness brand for women- to kick off a Sanitary Pad distribution drive in rural Haryana.
Heart should be checked within a few months of Covid-19 recovery: Dr. Samin Sharma
Dr. Samin K Sharma, renowned interventional cardiologist and Senior Vice-President, Operations & Quality at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, was the guest at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement earlier in July. In the course of his interaction with Ehsaas Woman of Mumbai Karishma Mehta, a lawyer and a banker by profession, Dr. Sharma spoke about the effects of COVID-19 on hearts and how one can take precaution or recover from it. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings the highlights
Faster we vaccinate, the better: Dr. Ambrish Mithal on COVID-19 situation
Dr Ambrish Mithal, a Padma Bhushan and B C Roy awardee, is the chairman and head of endocrinology and diabetes department at Max Healthcare, a group of 16 hospitals. In an exclusive chat with Ina Puri at Ek Mulakat Vishesh, organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement, Dr. Mithal spoke about COVID-19 situation, the need to vaccinate and the struggle his fraternity had to go through over the last few weeks. IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh tracks
Pandemic highlights promise and pitfalls of online doctor visits
Telehealthor telemedicine is not a very new concept, but the pandemic forced the doctors and patients in the United States, India and around the world to adopt it often as the only option. But it is not without its share of challenges. Julia Garlich, Kayley Allen from USA and Bala Singh and Pratibha Singh from India report
Shree Cement revs up oxygen supply for Covid hospitals in India
Kolkata/Jaipur (India): Shree Cement, one of Indias top cement manufacturers, is running its oxygen plants at 100 percent capacity to cater to the shortage of oxygen in the country.
'The only solution to Covid-19 is herd immunity': Kolkata-based homeopath Dr. Pratip Banerji
Kolkata/TWF: Most states in India have seen a fresh surge in Covid-19 cases in the post-festival period.
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Peerless Hospital hosts MedisafeCon 2024 to improve patients through accurate diagnosis
September 30, 2024
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Kolkata: 32-year-old Bhutanese man undergoes complex surgical management of multiple Enteroanastomotic Fistula repair in Peerless Hospital
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Eight medics from India, Europe, USA picked as Vattikuti Explorers
August 10, 2024
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Cholera outbreak reported in Dir Upper, hospitals struggle amid high influx of patients
July 17, 2024
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Robot-assisted surgery champion to nurture medical students with Vattikuti Explorers
June 25, 2024
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Vattikuti Foundation announces Brady-Vattikuti Robotic Academy hands-on masterclass in Urology
April 20, 2024
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Climate change compounds maternal health crisis in flood-prone areas of India and Pakistan
March 13, 2024
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Embracing Robotic Surgery key to improving women"s disease treatments: Gynaecologists
March 09, 2024
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KGMU exemplifies Uttar Pradesh's Rich 'Ganga-Jamuni' Heritage: Dr Mahendra Bhandari
January 06, 2024
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Vattikuti Foundation honours Dr Adeel Khan for pioneering liver transplant from deceased donor using surgical robot
December 01, 2023