Healthcare

The MRI scanner also has the potential to reach patients in far-flung areas, thanks to its portability.

Meet Dr Abhijit Sonawane, a doctor who looks after the well-being of the impoverished in the city--those who depend on the generosity of passersby--beggars!

If lung cancer is detected at later stages, the chance of succumbing to it in five years is 85 per cent. Early detection will prevent this as proper treatment, and medication can be administered in time.

The ‘LifeBox,’ according to the IISc researchers, is a system that extends the preservation time of the organ, specifically the heart for now, and allows for increased travel time and distances.

The first-of-its-kind facility will have triple safety layers for patients, nurses as well as doctors as well as an isolated quarantine facility away from other patients.

The PhD student has also made cumulated observations from physiotherapists at the Royal Children’s Hospital to see how video consultations can help treat rural and remote patients.

More than a million Indians die from tobacco-related health hazards every year.

Tobacco consumption and its consequent addiction is no longer considered a habit but is classified as a disease by global medical associations. An expert doctor shares a few steps that can permanently end tobacco use!

Hari Prasad, the village head, observed that a few girls had stopped attending school in the middle of the term without any explanation or warning. He found this to be very peculiar, and when he tried to find out why this was happening, he realised that menstruation was the reason.

In Australia, it has only been tried in-vitro (outside a living body, in artificial conditions, usually a test tube) and has been found to be effective.