health

Bangalore, 22 August 2025: In a significant step towards extending healthcare to underserved communities, Aster RV Hospital organized a free multi-speciality health camp for the families of Forest Department officers and employees in a remote forest area, around 350 km from Bangalore. With no hospital facilities available nearby, this initiative aimed to provide essential…

Vadodara, 22 August, 2025: In an initiative aimed at promoting eye health among school children, the Optometry Department’s student-led club, Eye 2 You, successfully organized a comprehensive eye screening camp at Eklavya Model Residential School, Waghodia, Vadodara. The camp focused on the early detection of refractive errors, with a particular emphasis on identifying myopia,…

Chennai, 22 August 2025: Setting a new milestone in pediatric transplantation, MGM Cancer Institute has saved the life of a 12-year-old girl with Bloom Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, by performing a complex procedure known as TCR alpha beta depleted haploidentical bone marrow transplant (BMT), using life-saving stem cells from her younger brother. This…

Mumbai, 19th August 2025:  BluHeat, a proudly Made in India innovation by Nysh.in, marks this Independence Day with its powerful campaign #FreedomFromPain, celebrating both our nation’s hard-won independence and the right of every Indian to live free from physical pain & experience the true essence of freedom — the freedom from physical discomfort. BluHeat…

India, August 19th, 2025: Good patient communication helps doctors develop personal connections with patients, resulting in a measurable difference in health outcomes. A national survey of 500 Indian clinicians found that while 83% listened attentively and showed empathy, nearly 80% didn’t introduce themselves and only half used patients’ names, pointing to simple communication habits…

Bengaluru, August 19th, 2025: Aster RV Hospital’s surgical oncology team successfully treated a rare and challenging case of low rectal carcinoma in a patient from Dubai of Indian origin, achieving sphincter preservation and avoiding the need for a permanent colostomy. The patient had initially been advised by other medical centres to undergo total removal…

Kochi, 13 August 2025: When Sreenath B Nair, a 43-year-old from Aluva, required a double transplant for his failing liver and kidneys, his family didn’t hesitate. His younger sister, Sreedevi, courageously offered a kidney, and his brother-in-law, Vipin M N, stepped forward to donate a part of his liver. Their incredible bond and self-sacrificial…

Kolkata, August 12th 2025: HCG Cancer Centre, Kolkata successfully hosted Robofusion 2025, a two-day hands-on robotic surgery program on 8th & 9th August designed for trained surgeons, Gynecologists, Head & Neck, GI and urologists, accredited by the West Bengal Medical Council. The initiative aimed to generate interest in robotic-assisted surgery particularly among cancer care…

Hyderabad, 12th August 2025: As part of the ‘IVF – I Value Family for India’s Vibrant Future’ campaign, Oasis Fertility instilled hope through ‘The Wheel of Hope’ activity across all its centres in India. The activity brings hopes for parenthood closer to couples. More than 600 couples participated and benefited from this initiative. A…

Hyderabad, 12th August 2025: A delegation of doctors and philanthropists from Atta Welfare Foundation (AWF), Afghanistan visited the facility of the Thalassemia & Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) today. The team expressed their appreciation for TSCS’s advanced infrastructure and services, noting their interest in replicating a similar model in Afghanistan to support patients with blood…