As the Union Budget 2026-27 approaches, the healthcare industry is looking towards the central government to bridge the gap between ambitious national goals and the ground realities of medical affordability. Dr P Senthilnathan, Director of GEM Hospital, emphasised that the roadmap for the upcoming year must be anchored in a long-term strategy. He noted that …
With stroke cases rising rapidly across India and delays in diagnosis often costing patients their lives or mobility, a Mumbai hospital has taken a unique step to bridge this critical gap. Keeping the importance of the “golden window” of 4.5 hours in mind, the hospital has launched an AI-based Hub-and-Spoke stroke care model, with diagnostic …
For decades, the conversation around brain health has been dominated by a single image: a piece of salmon or a bottle of fish oil. For vegetarians, vegans, or those participating in Veganuary, this has often felt like an exclusion from essential cognitive nutrition. However, as we enter a new era of nutritional science, the focus …
Doctors in Thane have performed a combined liver–kidney transplant on a 55-year-old man who had been on dialysis for 15 years, offering him a renewed lease on life. The man had end-stage renal disease and was undergoing alternate-day dialysis for over a decade under the care of Dr. Pooja Binani, consultant nephrologist at Jupiter Hospital. …
Lack of awareness on timely treatment is fuelling mental health disorders in young Indian adults, said health experts on Wednesday, January 28. Speaking at the 77th Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS 2026), leading mental health experts noted that the excess use of digital devices may further drive mental disorders. The high-level …
Health experts on January 27 have urged the government to introduce tax-funded Universal Health Care, and boost resources at government hospitals in the upcoming Union Budget 2026. The experts also highlighted the lack of funds to in public health care institutions to deliver adequate services to a large number of patients and stressed the need …
In the modern digital landscape, the glow of a smartphone is often the last thing we see before closing our eyes. While the impact of blue light on sleep quality is well-documented, a new frontier of endocrine research is emerging: the connection between high-energy visible (HEV) light and the thyroid gland. This Thyroid Awareness Month, …
The concept of ‘Dry January’ has evolved from a simple New Year’s resolution into a global phenomenon. For many, it is a metabolic reset button after the indulgence of the holiday season. But what occurs beneath the surface? To separate clinical fact from detox fiction, we turn to the specialised insights of hepatologists who delve …
Braving biting cold, incessant rain and strong winds, transplant teams of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) ensured that the precious gift of life reached two waiting recipients without compromise. In a remarkable demonstration of medical excellence, the hospital retrieved and transplanted vital organs from AIIMS Rishikesh in Uttarakhand under exceptionally challenging …
Mumbai doctors have successfully performed a landmark monportal endoscopic spine surgery on a 45-year-old woman who presented with severe back pain and marked loss of mobility. The patient was “super obese", weighing 120 kg with a BMI of 52, which placed her at significant surgical risk. This case makes it the highest documented BMI in …
