KOCHI: Samaritan Heart Institute is one of the early names in heart care in Kerala with the history of being the first hospital where open heart surgery was performed in the state in 1972. At present, the Samaritan Heart Institute has an excellent team of cardiac surgeons, cardiologists and para medical staff and a state-of- […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The pervasiveness of tobacco use and accessibility among school students are widening the magnitude of this public health issue in Kerala, as two major studies aver. Studies by Regional Cancer Centre here and Kannur Medical College point to the enormity of the problem, substantiating demand by experts for measures on a war footing to […]
NEW DELHI: HITES (HLL Infra Tech Service Limited) has been appointed as procurement consultant for the procurement of the entire medical equipment and services for the upcoming National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Jhajjar, Haryana — an extended campus of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. The procurement project, at an outlay […]
MUMBAI: Life Science Sector Skills Development Council (LSSSDC), established under the auspices of Ministry of Skill Development has mandated Mumbai-based Pollux to upgrade skill-sets among emerging pharmacists to bridge the industry-academia gap. According to LSSSDC estimates, the employment opportunities in the pharma sector for chemist in quality assurance, quality control and production along with medical […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH) together with the Directorate of Social Justice is conducting the 15th online Interactive Disability Awareness Seminar (NIDAS) on January 21.The seminar, which deals with “Commonly occurring childhood ear infections resulting in hearing loss”, will be handled by Dr. Padmaja, E.N.T Consultant, NISH. This online live seminar hosted […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Smoking in vehicles presents not just a health hazard but also a road safety hazard, say experts even as Kerala joins the rest of the country in observing the Road Safety Week 2017. This is in line with the World Health Organisation’s categorisation of smoking in vehicles as among the main internal sources of […]
KOCHI: Cusat Center for Science Communication in collaboration with Department of Applied Chemistry and Directorate of Public Relations and publications organizes a health awareness programme titled Arogyadarshanam on 10th January at Cusat Applied Chemistry auditorium at 9.30 am. Vice Chancellor Dr. J. Letha will inaugurate the programme and Syndicate member Dr. N. Chandramohanakumar will felicitate. Dr. […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Hindlabs Specialty Clinic, an initiative of HLL Lifecare (HLL) Limited, will organise a free gastroenterology camp on January 7 (Saturday) at their HINDLABS clinic, opposite to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College from 9 am to 1 pm. Eminent gastroenterology specialist Dr. Selvin Nerona will treat patients at the camp. “Patients can also get a free fibro […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Padma Shri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal was today sworn in as the 88 th President of Indian Medical Association today. Dr RN Tandon will support him as the association’s Secretary General. The Indian Medical Association is the largest representative organisation of doctors of modern scientific medicine in the world with […]