The World Health Organization South-East Asia has urged countries in the Region to remain vigilant and strengthen readiness to rapidly detect any case of importation of the new coronavirus and prevent its spread. “It is time to focus all efforts on readiness guided by whatever […]
Patient suffering from end stage liver disease receives live liver transplant with brother as donor Both patient and donor were Jehovah’s Witnesses Specialized resources arranged to support the surgery In yet another commitment to saving lives using the latest technologies in medical treatment, Aster CMI […]
When life poses a challenge, Jatin Mahajan is not the sort of person who will skirt responsibility. Jatin believes in leading from the front, and facing challenges and responsibilities head-on. Jatin Mahajan is the managing director of J Mitra & Company – global leader in […]
Pharma giant Sanofi has been mired in controversy in the Philippines, after allegations that its dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, which had been used in a widespread school vaccination programme, was linked to the deaths of children. Since the vaccine’s ban the Philippines has declared a national […]
Introduction:– The healthcare industry in India as well as globally has seen an accelerated growth during last decade. In context of Indian market, industry effort is to provide quality healthcare at reduced cost and to improve patient outcome through technology advancement. Technology adaption in diagnostic […]
In healthcare today, medical laboratories are key partners in ensuring and maintaining patient safety, and it is seen that laboratory results influence approx. 70% of medical diagnosis. Maintaining quality standards of the laboratory service plays a major role in ensuring the accuracy of these results, […]
Dr Barnali has come a longway but she is still so full of dreams and aspirations for the future.“If you put passion and dedication in your work, it will give meaning to your life,” she philosophizes. Dr.Barnali Das, MD, DNB & PGDHHM, Consultant – Laboratory […]
The analysis is based on 2,487,202 samples of serum triglyceride tests performed at SRL Diagnostics labs across India over the last three years The analysis revealed that abnormal serum triglyceride was found to be higher in men (65%) than in women (35%). SRL Diagnostics, the […]
In continuation of its commitment to make India TB free, Mission TB free Haryana, a flagship initiative of Medanta (www.medanta.org), in collaboration with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union https://www.theunion.org/), Central TB Division of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, […]
HbA1c is the best recommended indicator of long-term blood sugar control In Bengaluru, the average HbA1c level reduced marginally from 8.45% to 8.39% in past one year27,500+ people with an average age of 55 years were part of the analysis in the city, out of […]