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CHENNAI: Dr. Bala Ramachandran of Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital introduces pet therapy in the hospital’s paediatric ICU Photo: SRINATH M/THE HINDU | Photo Credit: SRINATH M The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital has introduced pet therapy as an additional supportive measure for critically ill children. The initiative, led…
An organ that can be severely affected in people with diabetes, is the foot. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Everyone knows that diabetes is a condition when your blood sugar levels are higher than they should be. But when these levels are consistently high over a long period of…
GBS is a rare condition in which a person’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as well as problems swallowing or breathing. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images A 53-year-old male patient has died of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at a hospital in Mumbai,…
Even as the threat of mpox continues unabated globally, with an increasing number of countries outside the Africa region detecting cases, the scientific community seems divided on whether mpox should be given the label of a sexually transmitted disease (STD), with targeted public health interventions to contain it. Mpox was first declared a global health…
Hassle-free: Doctors look at the working of the bar code system for testing samples at Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai. | Photo Credit: AKHILA EASWARAN The long queues of patient relatives waiting to hand over the blood samples of their hospitalised family members and to collect the test results outside the biochemistry laboratory…
Cognitive impairment is a common consequence of stroke, characterised by deficits in cognitive functioning, language and functional abilities. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Introducing a cutting-edge approach to neurorehabilitation, a team of psychologists from Indore, one of whom was formerly with NIMHANS, have developed an innovative tool to help stroke survivors recover cognitive functions. Their…
In the fourth T20I between India and England on January 31, 2025, Jamie Overton’s delivery struck Shivam Dube on the helmet during the 19th over. Following a mandatory concussion assessment, Dube continued to bat, but was run out on the next delivery, possibly due to impaired judgment stemming from the impact. Subsequently, India introduced Harshit…
FILE PHOTO: Clinical lead Doctor Al Story points to an x-ray showing a pair of lungs infected with TB (tuberculosis) during an interview with Reuters on board the mobile X-ray unit screening for TB in Ladbroke Grove in London January 27, 2014. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor/File Photo | Photo Credit: Luke MacGregor At 16, Sonam from Banaras…
Image for representation. Natco Pharma has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration final approval for Bosentan tablets for oral suspension, 32mg, its generic version of Actelion Pharmaceuticals US Inc.’s pulmonary arterial hypertension drug Tracleer. The Hyderabad-based generic drugmaker said it believes it has the sole first-to-file status for the product and consequently eligible for a…
A webinar on ‘Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding’ as part of The Hindu’s “Healthy India, Happy India” initiative in collaboration with Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore. Experts have underlined the need for women to maintain a menstrual diary to keep track of irregular periods. Speaking at a webinar on ‘Management of Heavy Menstrual Bleeding’ as part of…
