![]() India Talkies | Apollo to open 11 hospitals, add 2000 beds next fiscal Financial Express Hyderabad: As part of its Rs 1800-crore ongoing expansion programme, Apollo Hospitals Group is planning to open 11 more hospitals in the next fiscal which includes an additional 2000 more beds to the existing 8800 beds. Following the addition of more ... Apollo plans 32 new hospitals in two years Apollo Hospitals in expansion mode Apollo commits Rs 1000 cr for medical education entry |
![]() TopNews United States | Increase in number of PG medical students likely Indian Express A drastic increase in the number of applications for admission to next year's postgraduate medical courses is expected in view of the Medical Council of India's (MCI) announcement to increase the teacher-student ratio. Earlier, MCI advocated a 1:1 ... Plan to add 695 MBBS seats MCI urges private healthcare chains to set up medical colleges India OKs private firms in medical education-report |
![]() TopNews New Zealand | Condoms down, pills up: Survey Indian Express The use of condoms has gone down, while oral contraceptives are gaining popularity among young women in the Capital, a survey has found. According to the Delhi statistical handbook, oral pills have gained more popularity as effective contraception in ... Use of Condoms goes down, Women prefer Pills Condoms Sales Down As Oral Contraceptives Gain Popularity Demand for oral pills increasing over condoms for effective contraceptive |
![]() SINDH TODAY | Revised cost estimate for AIIMS-like institutions approved The Hindu The Cabinet on Friday approved the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) for setting up six new All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutions and upgrade of 13 government medical college institutions under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya ... Cabinet gives nod to set up six AIIMS-like institutions Rs 5535 cr more for AIIMS-like institutes, medical colleges Rs.93 bn more for setting up six AIIMS-like institutions |
HPV vaccine has nothing to do with deaths: Danam Express Buzz HYDERABAD: Refuting the allegations of clinical trials causing death of three tribal girls in Khammam district, Health Minister D Nagender claimed that the deaths were coincidental as two girls committed suicide and another died due to viral fever. ... Vaccine may stop cervical cancer return Poorer girls not getting HPV vaccine for cervical cancer Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Reaching Many Young Girls i... |
![]() BBC News | Morning-after pill doesn't cut teen pregnancy Times of India Providing the morning-after pill in advance does nothing to cut teenage pregnancy rates, researchers claim. The use of emergency contraception doubled in just six years, but the latest data shows it has failed to slash rates of conception or sexually ... Emergency pills not effective enough to control teen pregnancy - Study Emergency contraception fails to check teenage pregnancies Emergency contraception does not reduce pregnancy rates |
![]() Globe and Mail | Loneliness linked to high BP in elderly Times of India The new study at the University of Chicago shows, for the first time, a direct relation between loneliness and larger increases in blood pressure four years later – a link that is independent of age and other factors that could cause blood pressure to ... Loneliness linked to high BP Loneliness and high blood pressure Loneliness linked to higher blood pressure |
![]() India Talkies | Marrow Stem Cells from patients may repair hips Express Buzz CHENNAI: A pioneering technique by scientists at the School of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK, if proved successful, could soon revolutionize conventional hip replacement procedures. When a hip joint is damaged, part of the thighbone or femur, ... New hip replacement technique may reduce need for donors MRC offers grant for new stem cell research |
Nurse chops off newborn's finger Times of India KOLKATA: A newborns finger was chopped off accidentally by a nurse at Institute of Child Health,Park Circus,on Friday.The incident occurred while the nurse was trying to remove a drip channel from the 28-day-old's hand. A complaint of negligence was ... Baby girl loses finger in hospital |
![]() TopNews United States | Selenium may help fight diabetes in men Times of India For men, high plasma selenium concentrations are associated with a lower occurrence of dysglycemia, says a new study. Dysglycemia is any disorder of blood sugar metabolism. The research has been published in BioMed Central's open access journal ... Dietary supplement can reduce diabetes risk – but only in men Selenium concentrates may cut diabetes risk in men--study Selenium Could Shield Against Diabetes |