Health and Wellness
Delhi: Doctors remove 32 loose bodies during rare knee surgery in hospital
The surgery was led by Dr (Prof) Amite Pankaj Aggarwal, Principal Director and Head of Department at the Fortis Bone and Joint Institute
Physiotherapists not entitled to use ‘Dr’ prefix: DGHS
No other category of medical professionals, including nursing and paramedical staff, is allowed to use the title, the letter said.
Health experts alarmed by GST cut on beedis, demand uniform taxation
Beedis, the most commonly smoked tobacco product in India, are used by over 70 million adults, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) India 2016-17.
Healing beyond borders: AIIMS doctors’ odyssey to restore sight
How Dr Rajvardhan Azad’s compassion gave vision to two Pakistani children
Educators, health experts flag rising threat of new age nicotine devices invading schools
Social media, especially platforms like Instagram, plays a massive role in normalising this behaviour.
51% of Gen Z women seek fertility checks in routine tests: survey
Survey by leading hospital chains finds young Indian women want fertility checks to become part of routine health care, even as confusion over timelines and options persists
In 2021, over a billion people were affected by mental health conditions: WHO
Authors of the reports said that schizophrenia and bipolar disorder affecting about 1 in 200 and 1 in 150 adults, respectively are a primary concern
Nutrition is children’s best defence against pollution, say doctors
On National Nutrition Week, clinicians stress that simple, affordable diets can reduce pollution-linked illness in children by up to 70%
