Well-known psychiatrist, author and social activist Dr Anand Nadkarni died after a prolonged illness on Friday morning, sources from the Thane-based Institute for Psychological Health (IPH), which he founded, said. He was 67. Dr Nadkarni was admitted to a Mumbai hospital, they added. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde mourned his death, calling him a …
Earlier this week, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, popularly called PCOS, was officially renamed to PMOS. The change in the name was made after 14 years of collaboration between health experts and patients and research that was published in The Lancet on May 12. The change has brought out a positive reaction from women across India and …
In a remarkable display of surgical expertise, doctors at a Mumbai hospital have successfully performed a complex, high-risk procedure on a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with a rare giant right sided diaphragmatic hernia. The condition had led to the displacement of multiple abdominal organs into the chest cavity, resulting in critical compression of the right lung …
With summer temperatures rising in Mumbai, doctors are observing an increase in eye-related problems such as conjunctivitis (pink eye), eye irritation, and dryness across all age groups. From school-going children to working adults and senior citizens, many people are reporting symptoms like redness, itching, swelling, and watery eyes. Eye problems are quite common during the …
In the middle of increasingly stressful urban lifestyles, a growing number of Indians are now turning towards alternative wellness practices focused on emotional and spiritual well-being. Among the names gaining attention is `Atma Namaste™`, a Mumbai-based organisation promoting Pranic Healing as a method of achieving balance, clarity and inner peace. The organisation follows the teachings …
Even as women are busy balancing their work goals and personal life, Mumbai doctors are raising concerns about the increasing number of young working women developing Varicose Veins due to prolonged standing hours, sedentary work routines, pregnancy, and frequent use of high heels. Women working in professions such as healthcare, teaching, hospitality, retail, aviation, and …
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 per cent of births now occurring in institutional settings, the share of institutional deliveries has reached 97.3 per cent in 2023–24, signalling …
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday said the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID pandemic, and the current public health risk remains low. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a message that "I know you are worried". “The pain of 2020 is still real, and I do not dismiss it for a …
An analysis of MRI scans shows that a lower accumulation of abdominal fat in midlife is associated with a significant slowing of brain atrophy (shrinkage), preservation of key brain structures, and better cognitive performance in late midlife -- independent of weight loss. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain and abdomen were analysed of …
A 14-year-old boy suffering from end-stage heart failure got a new lease of life after the family of a woman, wife of a serving Indian Army officer, consented to donating her organs after she was declared brain dead at Command Hospital, Chandimandir, in Haryana`s Panchkula, officials said. The 41-year-old woman had suffered a brain haemorrhage. …
