The first 1,000 days of life—spanning from conception through a child's second birthday—represent a critical window of human growth and development. Every feed during this timeframe does far more than simply satisfy immediate hunger. Breast milk is a living, bioactive fluid containing immune cells, beneficial bacteria, and over 200 distinct human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) that …
For many young adults, Hepatitis C feels like a disease from another era, or one associated only with extreme risk factors and older generations. It is rarely part of everyday health conversations. Unlike illnesses that announce themselves through visible symptoms, Hepatitis C often stays silent for years, quietly progressing in the background. That silence is …
A team of surgeons at Safdarjung Hospital have performed a robotic systemic atrioventricular (AV) valve replacement in an adult patient with a rare combination of congenital heart defects, marking a major milestone in robotic cardiac surgery. Hospital authorities claimed the surgery is the first reported case in medical literature in which a robotic system was adapted …
A two-and-a-half-year-old child born with a rare congenital condition that left him without a functional oesophagus has begun eating through his mouth after undergoing a complex reconstructive procedure at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, marking another successful outcome for the hospital's paediatric surgery department, hospital officials said on Sunday. The child, Mantavya, son of Shailesh Patel of Sanand …
A baby girl born prematurely at just 860 grams and admitted in a critical condition to a government hospital in Madhya Pradesh has been discharged after nearly two months, with her weight rising to 1.4 kg, officials have said. Medical experts said babies born after a full-term pregnancy usually weigh between 2.5 kg and 3.5 …
The Ahmedabad Civil Hospital has successfully performed a high-risk total hip replacement on a woman suffering from Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). This serious blood disorder significantly increases the risk of excessive bleeding during surgery, hospital officials said on Saturday. The woman, Sangeeta Trivedi, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, underwent the complex procedure free of cost …
The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute (GCRI) has recorded a steady increase in lung cancer cases over the past five years, registering 4,830 patients between 2021 and 2025, as health authorities marked World Lung Cancer Day by urging people to quit tobacco and seek early screening. According to figures released by GCRI, the institute treated …
An Indian-American army surgeon played a key role in an innovative minimally invasive procedure to remove a golf ball-sized brain tumour through a patient's nose, helping avoid open brain surgery. Major Jagatkumar Patel, an anterior skull base surgeon at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre near Washington, worked with neurosurgeon Lt Col Charles Miller …
There is a concerning surge in cases of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E infections during the monsoon. The causes can be attributed to contaminated food and drinking water. Factors such as heavy rainfall, waterlogging, overflowing drains, and poor sanitation create ideal conditions for these viruses to spread, and raise the chances of hepatitis A and …
Indian-American radiation oncologist Dattatreyudu Nori has said HPV vaccination could give India a decisive advantage in its fight against cervical cancer and help eliminate the disease in the coming years. “Now, with the HPV vaccination, we have an upper hand, and in few years, we'll be able to eliminate cancer of the cervix from India,” …
