Healthcare

“I’m comfortable that I’m leaving Calcutta Rescue in good hands. I’m incapable of running it. We have a Governing Council and a CEO. I’m happy to go. There’s an old German saying that everything has an end. Except the sausage, which has two. The Germans are very fond of sausages,” quips the doctor.

If you are on the lookout for healthy, vegan alternatives to honey, you’ll be glad to know there’s a gamut of plant-based sweeteners out there.

For the last two years, Dr Chittaranjan Jena and his team have been visiting interior villages of Odisha to provide healthcare support.

Present methods to detect this protein require sophisticated and costly instruments. But our scientists are changing that!

"I already had an inkling of the dire consequences of our diet. But I woke up to the problem only after I encountered the case of a girl who had begun menstruating at the age of six. I was shocked!"

Any party of the world’s greatest superfoods nowadays - especially in the West - features some regulars: Quinoa, Açaí Berries, Chia and Salmon. Oh, and Kale.

“Sometimes the completion of all the formalities can cost someone’s life. So we try to bridge that crucial gap", says the inspiring doctor about his efforts to provide quality health care to India's most vulnerable.

This #WorldCancerDay, find out how well you know the disease and spread the information. As they say, when it comes to cancer, knowledge is power!

"As we grow older, we form walls that prevent us from expressing ourselves clearly. Children are emotionally and physically more healthy when compared to adults, as they can cry without a whim. It is not embarrassing or a sign of weakness."

Built with earthquake-resistant material, the sprawling hospital can withstand tremors measuring upto 8 on the Richter scale! #Sikkim