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Bengaluru, May 12: Even Hospital has entered into a strategic collaboration with Canara Surgicals to introduce advanced laser technology-based medical devices aimed at enabling minimally invasive surgeries across multiple specialties. As part of the long-term partnership focused on surgical equipment deployment and supply, Canara Surgicals has installed its medical-grade Angelas diode laser operating at a […]

Spring 2026 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety     ESCONDIDO, CA — May 12, 2026 — Palomar Medical Center Poway earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general

Authors propose that rebuilding community, routine, and social roles is essential for long-term recovery after disasters As disasters increasingly disrupt lives through displacement, conflict, and climate-related emergencies, addressing long-term mental health recovery remains a major challenge. A correspondence from Juntendo University discusses that, while acute symptom assessment remains important, disaster psychiatry may benefit from a

      Hyderabad, May 11: The eighth edition of Whitathon Run, the annual cause-related awareness and fundraising event organised by L V Prasad Eye Institute, was held on Sunday morning at the University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli. The run commenced at 5:30 a.m. and witnessed enthusiastic participation from over 2,000 runners, families, students, healthcare professionals,

May 10, 2026: India’s maternity healthcare landscape is undergoing a significant shift, with more women accessing formal, institutional care than ever before. As per data from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with over 88–90% of births now occurring in institutional settings, the share of institutional deliveries has reached 97.3% in 2023–24, signalling a

 A Virginia Tech disease ecologist said the outbreak of Andes hantavirus aboard the international MV Hondius cruise ship underscores how little scientists still know about the viruses circulating silently in wild rodent populations before they spill into humans. While most hantaviruses infect humans through animal-to-human transmission, the Andes strain is capable of spreading between people,

Hertz Fellow Julius Lucks is using the molecular machinery of microbes to bring water safety testing out of the lab and into the hands of communities that need it most. Water is largely tasteless to humans. But to the microbial world, it is anything but. Bacteria that live in contaminated environments have spent millions of

Pune, May 09: A 50-year-old male patient from Satara has been successfully treated at Apollo Hospitals, Pune for an exceptionally rare and locally advanced cancer of the naso-lacrimal apparatus, the drainage system connecting the eye to the nasal cavity. The case, led by Dr. Vidita Powle, Senior Consultant, Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist, involved a

New Delhi, May 08: Twenty years of legal battles have finally ended in great achievement. The Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) (redesignated as Clinical Cardio Physician (Non Invasive) PGDCCP(NI), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has received official recognition from National Medical Commission (NMC). The Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists (IACC) confirmed this major decision during a press conference at

Dr. Parnamita Bhattacharya, gynecologist – CK Birla Hospitals, CMRI  “One of the biggest misconceptions about ovarian cancer is that it always presents with severe pain or dramatic symptoms. In reality, the early signs are often very subtle and easily mistaken for routine digestive or lifestyle-related issues. Many women experience persistent bloating, mild abdominal discomfort, feeling