Solapur youth provides selfless service to the mentally ill

Meet a youth who has helped rehabilitate 34 people with mental illnesses in the last three years. He speaks to people with mental health issues and also provides medical relief to mentally ill people who have been injured or have any wounds on their body

Solapur youth provides selfless service to the mentally illAatish Laxman, a 26-year-old resident of Solapur, Maharashtra has been working for the betterment of people with mental health issues since the last three years. Whenever Aatish meets a person who suffers from a mental health issue on the street, he strikes up a conversation with them and eventually gets them admitted at Solapur General […]

Arunachal Pradesh: Student invents goggles, helps blind to avoid hurdles

Anang Tadar, a 23-year-old student from Arunachal Pradesh, India has developed special goggles (glasses) for the visually impaired people. The glasses have a special feature of vibrations, which will aid the visually impaired people to locate the hurdles. Anang has won National Grassroute Innovation Award for his innovation

Arunachal Pradesh: Student invents goggles, helps blind to avoid hurdlesHave you ever seen a visually impaired or a blind person walking on the road? They sense the immediate hurdle with the use of the stick in their hand. The stick guides them to locate the obstacles in their path. But, a 23-year-old has invented unique goggles which will help the visually impaired person to […]

MET department issues severe heatwave warning Maharashtra

The Mumbai Meteorological Department has issued a heatwave alert for Vidharbha and parts of North Maharashtra and Marathwada. Meteorologists have issued an ‘orange’ warning for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra between March 31 and April 3

MET department issues severe heatwave warning MaharashtraAccording to the MET department, heat wave condition will remain the same for the next five days in all districts of Vidharbha and parts of North Maharashtra, such as Nashik and Ahmednagar will bear the brunt of severe heat on Monday. Heat wave conditions will continue in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions for another 48 hours […]

Mumbai: Human milk bank inaugurated at Surya Hospital

This human milk bank will be beneficial to those mothers who cannot breastfeed or are infected with HIV. This will help give women a new opportunity to breastfeed their kids and provide them with nutrients. Healthy lactating mothers can also come forward and donate their milk to help the infants in need

Mumbai: Human milk bank inaugurated at Surya HospitalThe human milk bank was launched on Saturday, March 30 at Surya Hospital in Santacruz, Mumbai. The chief guest at the event was Dr Armida Fernandez who is the former dean and professor and Head Neonatology Department at Sion Hospital. She is also the founder of SNEHA. In 1989, Dr Armida Fernandez set up Asia’s […]

Dogs can recognise the scent of someone having an epileptic seizure

Epilepsy support dogs seem to be able to smell when their owner experiences a seizure

Dogs can recognise the scent of someone having an epileptic seizureSome people with epilepsy already have dogs that are trained to fetch help in the event of a seizure. But how these dogs know when a seizure is happening is unclear. There have even been reports of dogs predicting seizures before they happen, although this ability has never been verified in scientific tests. Amélie Catala […]

Family of an organ donor share their story on ZTCC’s 19th anniversary  

The Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC) completed 19 years since its establishment. A programme was held at Sion Hospital to mark this anniversary. Families of organ donors were felicitated at the function and the current scenario of cadaver donation was also discussed at the event

Family of an organ donor share their story on ZTCC’s 19th anniversary  “I am not so sad that my husband has passed away, as I am content that he is alive through his organs in someone else’s body,” said Manisha Jagtap, the wife of a brain-dead organ donor. She was encouraging others to donate their organs on the 19th anniversary of ZTCC Mumbai. Suresh Jagtap, her deceased […]

World Bipolar Day: Bipolar disorder speeds up biological ageing, says study

 Various genetic and environmental factors can influence the rate of biological ageing, meaning that two people of the same chronological age might be different ages biologically

World Bipolar Day: Bipolar disorder speeds up biological ageing, says studyA recently published study demonstrates a link between telomere length, which is a mark of biological ageing, and bipolar risk. The research helps to explain why bipolar disorder often comes hand-in-hand with other age-related diseases. Individuals with bipolar disorder, which is sometimes referred to as manic depression, experience shifts in mood from feeling extremely energised […]

Chest pain: A warning sign of an underlying cardiovascular disease

Dr Bipeenchandra Bhamre, a Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre, shares how angina (chest pain) can be a warning sign of a life-threatening cardiovascular disease

Chest pain: A warning sign of an underlying cardiovascular diseaseAngina is a pain experienced in the centre of the chest, just beneath the breastbone. The pain can be felt under the jaw or on the left shoulder in some people. It usually occurs after exertion like walking a few hundred meters, swimming, cycling, and others. A few people experience it as heaviness in the […]

World Bipolar Day: What is Bipolar Disorder?

Dr Pritam Chandak shares his insights on bipolar disorder, how to recognise and treat bipolar disorder

World Bipolar Day: What is Bipolar Disorder?Every year on March 30, the world comes together to raise awareness about a mental health disorder that affects nearly 8.7 million people in India. What is bipolar disorder? Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that affects an individual’s moods, which can swing from one to another. People with bipolar disorders have extreme emotional […]

Doctors manage to save woman’s life after she swallows a chicken bone

A 55-year-old woman named Urmila Chavan swallowed a chicken bone that got stuck into food pipe for more than 14 hours. It was later successfully removed by using a non-invasive procedure at Kohinoor Hospital in Kurla

Doctors manage to save woman’s life after she swallows a chicken boneShe accidentally swallowed the chicken bone while eating rice and chicken curry. She was given banana to eat, but it didn’t help. Later in the midnight, she felt breathless and had severe throat pain, she was immediately taken to hospital at Ghatkopar, where a X-ray was taken. But due to unavailability of doctor, it was […]