The Health Department has put in place extensive arrangements to tackle medical emergencies during the Thrissur Pooram, in view of the prevailing heatwave conditions. Around 100 healthcare personnel, including doctors, staff nurses, and paramedical staff, have been deployed for special duty. At Thrissur General Hospital, three medical teams comprising 125 members will function in shifts. Read More…
Mumbai: India is facing a significant shortage of skin donors, with a wide gap between supply and demand for treating burn victims, according to the National Burns Centre. Speaking to reporters, Dr Sunil Keswani, Director of the Navi Mumbai-based centre, said the lack of awareness about skin donation is a major factor contributing to the Read More…
Mumbai: Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle was admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai on Saturday evening due to a chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said. The 92-year-old singer is currently undergoing treatment at the Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai. Earlier reports had suggested that she suffered a cardiac arrest and Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The State Drugs Control Department has banned the distribution and sale of certain batches of medicines after they were found to be of substandard quality during routine testing conducted in March. According to officials, the affected medicines failed to meet quality standards in tests carried out at state-run drug testing laboratories. In response, the Read More…
The Kerala State Disaster Management Authority has issued precautionary guidelines as temperatures rise across the state. Officials warned that prolonged exposure to heat can lead to sunstroke, heatstroke, and dehydration. The public has been advised to avoid direct sunlight between 11 am and 3 pm. People are urged to drink water regularly, even if not Read More…
SafeTree has reported a nearly 50% rise in demand for surrogacy insurance in 2025, as India’s surrogacy sector becomes more regulated. The increase comes after the implementation of the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, which has shifted the system from an unregulated market to a more controlled and compliance-based framework. SafeTree said it has insured over 1,800 Read More…
Harish Rana, the first person in India to be granted permission for passive euthanasia, passed away on Tuesday at All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. He was 31. Rana had been in a coma since 2013. He was shifted from his home in Ghaziabad to the palliative care unit at the hospital Read More…
Maharashtra Forest Minister Ganesh Naik on Monday said the state government had requested the Reliance Foundation to accommodate leopards at its Vantara facility, adding that 25 big cats have already been relocated there. Speaking in the state legislative council during discussions on amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act as applicable to Maharashtra, Naik highlighted a Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Government of Kerala has launched special zero-profit counters to provide transplant medicines at reduced prices for patients who have undergone organ transplant surgeries in the state. The medicines will be distributed through ‘Karunya Sparsham’ zero-profit counters functioning in 14 selected Karunya Community Pharmacies across Kerala. These counters aim to ensure that life-saving post-transplant Read More…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association (KGMOA) has protested against the government decision to extend the OP (Outpatient) hours of doctors in government hospitals. The association stated that increasing OP hours instead of appointing more doctors in proportion to the growing number of patients is unacceptable and demanded that the order be withdrawn immediately. Read More…