Shocking statistics of women burn victims in India and steps to rehabilitate them in society

The study was conducted by PCVC in Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi. This study reveals that among the total burn injuries 50% were women, 20-25% were men and 10-15% were children. In women burn cases, 90% are suicidal or homicidal

Shocking statistics of women burn victims in India and steps to rehabilitate them in societyAccording to National Burns Programme, burn injuries have claimed 91,000 lives of women in a year in India. The startling figures were revealed at a conference ‘Building a Holistic Support System for Women Burn Survivors of Violence’, which was held on Saturday, wherein women dying of burn injuries was the central theme of discussion. The conference […]

C-section controversy: Doctors term Maneka Gandhi’s demand to display caesarean rates ‘unfair’

Reactions come after Ministry of Women and Child Development wrote to Union Health Ministry to make it mandatory for hospitals to display rate of caesarean. The move came after petition on change.org with 1.3 lakh signatures was submitted to Union Minister Maneka Gandhi

C-section controversy: Doctors term Maneka Gandhi’s demand to display caesarean rates ‘unfair’The caesarean section (C-section) versus normal delivery debate has made a comeback after Ministry of Women and Child Development wrote to Union Health Ministry to make it mandatory for hospitals to display their rate of caesarean. The move came after a petition on change.org, which had received 1.3 lakh signatures, was submitted to Union Minister Maneka […]

Mumbai toddler with rarest of rare health condition treated successfully

Two-month-old Trombay resident Ziyad’s was suffering from Bilateral Morgagni Hernia, wherein a hole is developed in diaphragm-muscular sheet which separates organs within the abdomen from the chest

Mumbai toddler with rarest of rare health condition treated successfully“Ziyad was born last year on October 24 in Jalna (Maharashtra). He was born normal, but two months later, he started coughing continuously. Initially, we thought it was a normal cough and cold, but when he started breathing heavily, we were worried,” said Yusuf Yunus, Ziyad’s father. Ziyad’s X-ray reports came as a shock to […]

First made in India dissolvable stents approved by government

Reportedly, a health ministry subject expert committee (SEC) approved Gujarat-based Meril Life Science’s bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) at a meeting on Tuesday

First made in India dissolvable stents approved by governmentThe health ministry has approved the country’s first locally made bioresorbable cardiac scaffold, or naturally dissolving stent for clearing blockages in arteries that carry blood to the heart. A health ministry subject expert committee (SEC) approved Gujarat-based Meril Life Science’s bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS) at a meeting on Tuesday, a senior government official told on […]

India seeks to crack down on the commercialisation of C-sections

The normal Caesarean delivery rate in a country would not be more than 10 percent, because it is usually done as a last resort. In India, it is extremely high because it allegedly brings the doctor more money

India seeks to crack down on the commercialisation of C-sectionsIndia’s minister for women said on Wednesday she would seek to regulate Caesarean sections and “name and shame” gynaecologists who dupe women into choosing surgery over natural birth for commercial gain. Although there are no national figures on the number of C-sections performed in India, Minister for Women Maneka Gandhi said she believed it was […]

Spending too much time on gadgets harming tech workers’ sex lives

Putting work first and spending too much time on electronic devices is harming tech worker's sex lives, says San Francisco-based therapist

Spending too much time on gadgets harming tech workers’ sex livesFor the thousands of ambitious technology experts who flock to Silicon Valley to make their mark in new start-ups or established tech giants, they can often expect success and money however, in turn, are they neglecting another important area of their lives: sex. Sandra Lindholm is a sex therapist and psychologist based in the San […]

Cardiologists welcome NPPA price cap on stents, say it’s good for patients

On February 14, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixed ceiling price of stents for betterment of patients. This decision led to issues like shortage of stents and questions were also raised on quality of stents

Cardiologists welcome NPPA price cap on stents, say it’s good for patientsOn February 14, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) fixed ceiling price of stents for betterment of patients. This decision led to issues like shortage of stents and questions were also raised on quality of stents. But, many experts and cardiologists have now accepted that this decision will eventually benefit the patients. “I think it’s a […]

‘Obesity a disease, not a choice’

Instead of fat shamming, high time obesity is recognised as a disease say doctors slamming socialite Shobha De’s insensitive comments on an obese policeman from Madhya Pradesh. Obesity is a metabolic disease where the patient's body is unable to consume the calories

‘Obesity a disease, not a choice’A day after Mumbai Police and twitteraties trolled Shobha De on posting an obese policeman’s photo and making insensitive remarks on him, doctors and bariatric surgeons slammed her comment saying the reasons behind obesity is hugely misunderstood in the society. They say instead of fat shaming, it is high time that both government and society […]

Neurologists say they are getting 5 to 6 new migraine cases everyday

Doctors observe that in India, migraine has become a major health concern as it is most common in youngsters and women; 6 out of 10 women suffer from it

Neurologists say they are getting 5 to 6 new migraine cases everydayMany people who suffer a headache heavily rely on a pain reliever or quick nap to get rid of it. But, so is not the case with those who suffer from migraine headaches, as the debilitating pain can get so intense that relief may seem impossible. Doctors observe that in India, migraine headache has become […]

Bio-medical instrument hub to come up in Chandigarh

Union government’s Department of Science and Technology has given its approval to set up the hub at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER)

Bio-medical instrument hub to come up in ChandigarhUnion government’s Department of Science and Technology has given its approval to set up a bio-medical instrument hub at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), a senior PGI doctor said on Wednesday. At the hub, PGI doctors will give their ideas so that bio-medical instruments can be made. “The department have given us […]
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