India has second highest incidence of childhood obesity in the world, says study 

Recently conducted study concludes obesity in adults as well as children is becoming acute, which also highlighted obesity is more common among women than men. India and China, being the most populated countries in the world, also have a huge chunk of obese children – 14.4 million and 15.3 million respectively

A study released on Monday speaking about obesity in different countries has stated that the world is getting fatter.  Obesity isn’t a new phenomenon for most countries, but a recent study by The New England Journal of Medicine says that the world is becoming obese. The numbers of obese people have doubled since 1980 in […]

Welcome Rohan: Four-month-old from Pakistan arrives in India for treatment

Doctors, who will treat the infant, said his heart condition needs immediate attention and are positive about outcome of surgery

Welcome Rohan: Four-month-old from Pakistan arrives in India for treatmentIndia will be home for four-month-old Rohan from Pakistan till he undergoes treatment. The infant from Lahore, who suffers from a congenital heart condition, reached India today and will be treated at Noida’s Jaypee Hospital. Rohan and his family’s visit to India assume significance after he was granted medical visa on priority following the intervention […]

Take a heart: India’s has always been a friend to the ailing from Pakistan

Rohan, a four-month-old from Lahore, has recently been granted medical visa for heart surgery in India. He is among many from Pakistan, who India has welcomed for medical care

Take a heart: India’s has always been a friend to the ailing from PakistanLittle Rohan from Lahore is not alone in his battle against a congenital heart disease. Even the Indian government stands firm by his side. Notwithstanding the political turmoil between the two countries, a medical visa was provided to the four-month-old in a bid to give him a new lease of life. Rohan has a hole […]

India issues medical visa to Pakistani child suffering from heart disease 

The father, Kanwal Sadiq tweeted saying "It is heartening to see humanity prevailing despite many differences. Thank you all for your efforts." Sadiq had initially applied for a visa in Indian state Uttar Pradesh, however, to no avail. Sadiq’s friends advised him to use social media to contact Indian officials, following which he tweeted to the Indian Foreign Minister. Swaraj promptly replied to the father’s plea on Twitter, after which the Indian HC issued three visas to the family

India issues medical visa to Pakistani child suffering from heart disease Amidst the tensions between India and Pakistan involving the Kulbhushan Jadhav case and the animosity on the Kashmir issue, humanity prevailed when an ailing child required a medical visa. Four-month-old Rohaan, who is suffering from a heart ailment, finally received his medical visa due to the timely intervention of the Indian Foreign Ministry. India has […]

Attack on Indian doctors highlighted by World Medical Association

According to a recent WHO report, nearly 600 violent incidents against health facilities in 19 countries took place in 2014 and 2015. In the first three quarters of 2016, 198 such incidents against healthcare were reported

As medical professional in India, are raising their voices and taking to the streets, against the rising threat of attacks on doctors, an alarm has been sounded by the ‘World Medical Association’ about an increase in violence against the caregivers. Doctors around the world, who have gathered in Geneva, have also issued a warning over […]

India records an abysmal figure in the healthcare index

As per the report, India’s healthcare index has seen an increase of 14.1 % in last 25 years, going up from 30.7 % in 1990 to 44.8 % in 2015, but the increase in numbers are lesser when compared to Sri Lanka (72.8 %), Bangladesh (51.7%), Bhutan (52.7%) and Nepal (50.8%).

A recent report by Global Burden of Disease in The Lancet reveals that India has recorded 44.8% on healthcare index. Its performance is poorer than several neighbouring Asian nations, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and China in last 25 years. As per the report, India’s healthcare index has seen an increase of 14.1 % in […]

Stressed not at all its a matter of pride, India’s first uterus transplant team shares the experience

As they prepare for the second uterus transplant, doctors who are part of India’s first uterus transplant team say, we were not under stress. There was motivation of doing something for the society and motivation to achieve excellence in science. These two things have helped us to make our surgery a success

After the first successful uterus transplant by a team of Pune doctors, on a 21-year-old Solapur woman, the doctors said that, there are no post-operative complications observed and the blood supply to the uterus is normal. Meanwhile a proud team of doctors are confident about the second surgery which they will be performing on a […]

Uterus transplant: ‘Motherhood is an instinct, instincts can’t be questioned’

Dr Shailesh Puntambekar, who led a 12-member team, to perform India's first uterus transplant speaks exclusively to My Medical Mantra about the procedure, ethical dilemmas and India’s surgical prowess

A 12-member team headed by Dr Shailesh Puntambekar conducted India’s first uterus transplant on a 21-year-old from Solapur on Thursday (May 18, 2017). Speaking exclusively to My Medical Mantra, as he prepares for another such surgery later in the day, the director of Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI), Pune, said it’s time for India to […]

Pune doctors welcome India’s first uterus transplant surgery

A team of 12 doctors have begun the first uterine transplant at 9 am at Pune’s Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI) on Thursday. City doctors say it is a moment of pride for the medical fraternity. They are optimistic about the outcome of the surgery

Pune doctors welcome India’s first uterus transplant surgeryA Solapur woman aged 21 is the first person to undergo a uterus transplant in Pune on Thursday (May 18) the doctors’ in the city have welcomed this first attempt. Optimistic about its success, city doctors say that, its’ moment of pride for the medical fraternity in the city to lead the country’s first womb transplant […]

Pune to witness India’s first uterus transplant surgery tomorrow

Preparations at Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI) are in full swing as Pune gets ready for country’s first uterus transplant surgery, which is scheduled on Thursday (May 18). Doctors, nurses, ward boys and non-medico staff are all set to carry out one of the most complex procedures

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are in place, duties have bee assigned, mock drill has been done, operation theatres are being fumigated, infrastructure is ready, and 180 hospital staff members have been put on high alert. Preparations at Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI) are in full swing as Pune gets ready for country’s first uterus transplant […]
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