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12 Jul

Hip & Knee replacement surgeon Dr. Nishikant

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The patients of Cooch Behar will get benefit from the expertise and experience of Dr. Nishikant, a renowned Hip and Knee Replacement Surgeon, one of the 50 stalwarts of the country by performing nearly 10,000 successful knee and hip surgeries in the last decade. Patients will get Dr. Nishikant's service at Care Pharma in Cooch Behar on July 15 & 16. At present Dr. Nishikant is the Director of Orthopedics and Joint Replacement at Mediversal Multi Super Specialty Hospital, Patna. Dr. Nishikant Kumar, a gold medalist in MBBS and MS (Ortho) both, has got world-class recognition and obtained several major…

01 Jul

Apollo Proton Cancer Centre

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A team of doctors at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, the first Proton Therapy Centre in South Asia & the Middle East successfully performed 2 complex and complicated surgery on a patient at same time. India’s first of its kind Mega prosthesis Fixation for femur (thigh bone) and Laparoscopic Radical nephrectomy to remove a cancerous kidney as a single stage surgery through a Multimodal approach on a 54-year-old woman, giving her a new lease of life. The woman from Assam had sustained fracture of her left thigh bone and suffered with a trivial injury two months ago and was completely bedridden. To evaluate…

29 Jun

FOGSI and USAID spearhead ‘Pankh Initiative’

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The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), in partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), launched the ‘Pankh Initiative’ to generate greater awareness about reproductive health issues among youth. Pankh, which means “wings'' in Hindi, aims to create awareness about safe sexual behaviour and proper contraceptive use without stigma or judgment. The Initiative will introduce the ‘Talk Bejhijhak’ (talk without hesitation) campaign to facilitate non-judgemental, technically accurate conversations between FOGSI member physicians across India and youth. The campaign will include an anonymous helpline (1800 258 0001) where trained counsellors can answer questions and help facilitate…

16 Jun

Congress leader makes sensational claims about Covaxin

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On Tuesday, Congress leader Gaurav Pandhi made some controversial claims about the component of Bharat Biotech and ICMR's Covaxin. Sharing an RTI document on his Twitter account, the Congress leader claimed that Covaxin contains the serum of a newborn calf. His claims were based on an RTI response from the Central Drugs Controller General to Vikas Patni, the man who filed the query. Gaurav Pandhi wrtes, "In an RTI response, the Modi Govt has admitted that Covaxin consists newborn calf serum .....which is a portion of clotted blood obtained from less than 20 days young cow-calves, after slaughtering them. THIS…

16 Jun

Researchers find ground-breaking treatment that neutralises Covid-19 virus

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Researchers say they have found another life-saving therapy to prevent Covid deaths. It is expensive - a potent intravenous infusion of antibodies to neutralise the virus, rather than dampening the body's inflammatory response to it. Ground-breaking treatment Results from the Recovery trial suggest it could help one in three of those in hospital with severe Covid. For every 100 patients treated, experts calculate, it would save six lives. But the treatment should be given to only those who have not already made any antibodies of their own to fight the virus. The treatment will costs between £1,000 and £2,000. "I feel very…

15 Jun

Footballer Christian Eriksen hospitalised due to cardiac arrest: What should you do in such a situation?

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Danish footballer Christian Eriksen underwent a cardiac arrest during a European Championship match on Saturday. But doctors are still no clearer as to why his heart stopped suddenly - and looking for the cause is now a priority. "It was a 29-year-old fighting for his life, we now need to try to find out what actually happened," said Prof Sanjay Sharma, cardiologist and chairman of the Football Association's expert cardiac committee. As Erikson spends his third night in hospital, let's learn more about the condition. One of the most common causes of a cardiac arrest is a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm. Other causes include…

15 Jun

66 year old Bengali woman develops human magnetism

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A 66-year-old woman from Barasat in Bengal's North 24 Pargana, is the latest of the multiple cases of human magnetism hat have been reported from across the country. Medical bodies throughout the country have, however, debunked the theory of the phenomenon happening after taking two doses of vaccine. Anima Naskar (66), who has developed magnetism and metallic items are getting stuck on her body, does not blame it on the vaccine but states that since it was on news, her son experimented with her. But in her case, it turned out to be positive. "I saw on TV that someone…

13 Jun

How protein deficiency effects your body

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Protein is one of the most crucial nutrients required for the healthy functioning of our bodies. The role of protein is commonly misunderstood and is usually associated with muscle gain. Protein has multiple benefits, ranging from metabolism to muscle synthesis. This building block of our body should be an essential part of our diet and should be considered in order to lead a healthier lifestyle. We all have different protein requirements based on our lifestyles and health factors. For example, a regular, active gym-goer would require more protein per day than your average sedentary man. Pallav Bihani, founder of Boldfit,…

12 Jun

India logs 84,332 new COVID-19 cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hours

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India on Saturday reported 84,332 new COVID-19 cases as India logs 84,332 new COVID-19 cases, 4,002 deaths in last 24 hours more patients succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry said. The country recorded the lowest single-day new caseload after 70 days. India’s overall tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 2,93,59,155 with 3,67,081 deaths so far. On June 8, India recorded 86,498 cases, lowest since April 2 when the country logged 89,129 new cases. According to the Health Ministry, a total of 1,21,311 people have been discharged in the last 24…

11 Jun

Ethiopia is now facing a Famine: Reports UN humanitarian chief

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"There is famine now, this is going to get a lot worse," said UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock, addressing the crisis in northern Ethiopia. UN analytic study found that 350,000 people were living in "severe crisis" in the Tigray region. Tigray has been torn up by continuous war between government forces and rebels. This has displaced 1.7 million people since the fighting began in November 2020. The food situation in the region has reached the level of a "catastrophe", which it defines as starvation and death affecting small groups of people spread over large areas. Thus, UN's World Food Programme…