UNESCO India and Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, one of India’s top ten universities according to the NIRF 2023 Rankings, have joined forces to launch a campaign aimed at raising awareness about menstrual health and hygiene management, particularly among women, including young girls attending school Bengaluru during an event organized by the Gender Equality and Integrated Holistic […]
Bengaluru, June 23, 2023: SOS Childrenās Village Bengaluru observed SOS Day, a special occasion commemorating the birth anniversary of the late Dr. Hermann Gmeiner, the Founder of SOS Childrenās Villages. The event was graced by the presence of the distinguished Chief Guest, SOS Childrenās Village Bengaluru Celebrates SOS Day with the Honorable Shri. Ramalinga Reddy, Minister of […]
While Acute COVID-19 infection can manifest in many ways from nominal symptoms to catastrophic organ failure, COVID-19 infection can cause long-term effects, cumulatively known as āLong COVIDā syndrome. While the overall burden of āLong Covidā is still being discovered, one important emerging sequela is Avascular Necrosis (AVN) or Bone Death A 38-year-old male patient named […]
University of Dundeeās researchers has made an important discovery that helps in explaining why South Asian type 2 diabetes patients are diagnosed at a younger age than Europeans and subsequently experience poorer outcomes. Diabetes is a complex multifactorial disease with important differences across populations but the majority of knowledge surrounding diabetes has been accumulated from […]
Dr. Palak Dengla, Chief Physiotherapist Do you like to sleep with a snoring person or dine with a noisy eater? Most of us would say a NO! It is commonly found that people who snore in their sleep and who make noise while eating, are mouth breathers. Mouth breathing and nasal breathing are two different […]
Dr. Poornima Kinila, Consultant – Obstetrics &Gynecology and Infertility, Aster RV Hospital The vagina is one of several organs located in the pelvic region. Muscles and other tissue hold these organs in place. These muscles work together to form a structure known as the pelvic floor. This support structure can begin to deteriorate over time. […]
Dr. Keni Ravish Rajiv, Consultant Neurologist & Epileptologist, Aster RV Hospital It is not unusual to experience heatwaves during the summer season in India. The merciless heat can make people feel intensely uncomfortable and, in some cases, can be fatal, too. Issues like Heat stroke and Heat exhaustion are some of the common illnesses caused […]
June 5, 2023: A team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has developed a groundbreaking bio-sensing technology that predicts the response of cancer patients to anti-PD1, an immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy, with significantly greater accuracy than current methods. The study’s results were published late last week in the prestigious journal Science […]
Bangalore, June 05, 2023: In one of the rarest cases, a premature baby, born with a low birth weight of a mere 470 gms after 24 weeks and 3 days of gestation through IVF was given a new lease of life at Aster Women & Children Hospital, Whitefield after being treated in Neonatal intensive care […]
Bangalore, 31 May 2023: ā Aarogya Seva, in collaboration with MIT Hacking Medicine, successfully organized a three-day hackathon from May 26th to May 28th in Bangalore. The event brought together engineers, doctors, and researchers from all around India and Nepal, creating a vibrant and diverse community of healthcare enthusiasts dedicated to revolutionizing the field of health technology. […]