Health and Wellness
Delhi doctors implant India’s first dual-chamber leadless pacemaker
Minimally invasive procedure offers safer, faster recovery for high-risk cardiac patients
Made-in-India TB diagnostic tests validated by ICMR
Eliminating tuberculosis (TB) depends crucially on the ability to detect early, accurately, and universally, to initiate patients on treatment and curb community transmission.
Healthcare costs to drop as new GST rate begins Sep 22: Pharma industry
The GST Council has also rationalised tax slabs on health and life insurance premiums, glucometers, and corrective spectacles, Jain said.
AIIMS doctors save 50-day-old baby with keyhole lung surgery
The minimally invasive procedure highlights the growing role of advanced surgical techniques in saving the most fragile lives
Physiotherapist ‘Dr’ Prefix: Centre withdraws ban, says issue under review
Controversy deepens as health ministry retracts order but keeps final decision pending
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.
