Nov 27, 2024, at 05:58 am
Kolkata's BM Birla Heart Hospital is offering minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) procedures to patients which ensures shorter recovery time and a lower risk of infection to those undergoing the procedure.
Oct 25, 2024, at 05:06 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata/IBNS: Parts of Odisha were hammered by strong winds and heavy rainfall after the cyclone Dana made its landfall between Bhitarkanika and Dhamra post midnight on Thursday, media reports said.
Peerless Hospital hosts MedisafeCon 2024 to improve patients through accurate diagnosis
Sep 30, 2024, at 12:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS Peerless Hospital, Kolkata, successfully organized its flagship one-day conference, MediSafeCon 2024, with the theme “Get it Right, Make it Safe,” focused on increasing awareness about accurate diagnosis and the use of appropriate therapeutics.
Aug 20, 2024, at 10:25 pm
Kolkata doctor successfully conducted complex surgical management of multiple Enteroanastomotic Fistula repair of a 32-year-old Bhutanese man in Kolkata’s Peerless Hospital.
Kolkata: CK Birla Hospitals launches Osteopathic treatment clinic
Aug 05, 2024, at 06:02 am
Osteopath Juan Guillon on Friday said Osteopathic treatment can effectively complement conventional treatments and amplify its outcomes.
Jul 06, 2024, at 05:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 25 patients started experiencing complications following cataract surgery at a West Bengal government-run hospital in Kolkata's Metiabruz, which triggered the authorities to stop such operations temporarily, media reports said on Wednesday.
Kashmir experiences heatwave conditions; Srinagar at 35.7 C is hotter than Kolkata, Delhi
Jul 05, 2024, at 07:19 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The serene valley of Kashmir, which attracts several tourists not just from India but also from abroad owing to its stunning scenery and refreshing air, is reeling under heatwave-like situations along with the rest of the country.
Kolkata's CMRI doctors perform youngest documented Paediatric Renal Transplant in Eastern India
Jun 20, 2024, at 05:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Department of Renal Sciences at the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Kolkata has achieved a milestone in nephrology and renal transplants by performing the youngest documented Paediatric Renal Transplant in Eastern India.
Cyclone Remal: Landfall process begins over West Bengal, Bangladesh
May 27, 2024, at 05:48 am
The landfall process of severe Cyclonic Storm 'Remal' started over the coastal areas of Bangladesh and West Bengal on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Cyclone Remal likely to make landfall in Bengal tonight, flight ops suspended
May 26, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Severe cyclonic storm Remal is expected to make landfall between West Bengal's Sagar Island and Bangladesh's Khepupara at midnight on Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
Mar 01, 2024, at 03:24 pm
American aerospace engineer and NASA scientist Swati Mohan, who is known for her leadership in the guidance, navigation, and control operations of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, on Thursday said she is hopeful to see more collaboration between her organisation and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in future.
Kolkata's CMRI hospital achieves global first with unprecedented pediatric neurovascular surgery
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) in Kolkata has achieved a milestone in pediatric neurointerventional surgery.
Sourav Ganguly inaugurates HP Ghosh Hospital in Kolkata
Jan 09, 2024, at 07:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly on Monday inaugurated HP Ghosh Hospital, a unit of the Eastern India Heart Care and Research Foundation, here.
Jan 06, 2024, at 04:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Department of Gastro Sciences at CMRI hospital in Kolkata has successfully performed two consecutive total pancreatectomy surgeries with splenic preservation in cases of Cancer in Pancreas.
Dec 09, 2023, at 01:00 am
Aditya Birla Health Insurance Co. Limited ('ABHICL'), the health insurance arm of Aditya Birla Capital, on Thursday, announced the launch of ‘Activ One’ which the company promises to provide simplified and comprehensive healthcare solution, including 100 percent returns, to policyholders.
Nov 23, 2023, at 05:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence (AI), are transforming ways to deliver and receive healthcare was the main topic of discussion at the MEDICON 2023 held recently in Kolkata.
Kolkata: PG medical student dies of dengue at SSKM Hospital
Oct 27, 2023, at 08:49 pm
A post-graduate medical student, identified as Animesh Machi, died on Friday in the SSKM Hospital, where he was a student, after suffering from mosquito-borne disease - dengue- official sources said.
Greens, heritage lovers flag off special tram ride in Kolkata to usher in eco-friendly Durga Puja
Oct 17, 2023, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: As another Kolkata tram trundled out of the Gariahat depot in the city's south this Sunday to complete a full circle of the surviving tracks of the streetcars, a group of environmentally-conscious, heritage-loving people gathered to flag it off and cheer.
Oct 07, 2023, at 11:37 pm
Multimedia journalist, educator, Fulbright scholar, and founder of Lens15 Media, Jason Strother, visited Kolkata recently to conduct a workshop on the topic of 'Disability Representation In Mass Media, Reporting On Disability And Making Media More Accessible For People With Visual Disabilities' at the American Center. In a conversation with IBNS correspondent Supriyo Hazra, he talked about climate change, disability journalism and more. Excerpts:
Aug 19, 2023, at 01:08 am
The Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI) on Thursday marked the completion of 500 successful robotic joint replacement surgeries in the Kolkata-based medical facility when a top surgeon advised that patients should not delay the procedure and should undergo it at the perfect time.
Jul 17, 2023, at 10:28 pm
Kolkata: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal made major announcements to build capacity at the National Institute of Homoeopathy (NIH) in Kolkata during an event on Monday.
Jul 02, 2023, at 05:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Theism Belgachia, India's pioneering health station, commemorated its first anniversary by organizing a free medical consultation and checkup camp in collaboration with Theism Diagnostics and Metro Railway Kolkata.
Kolkata sees a rise in number of cyclists: For livelihood and not lifestyle, says study
May 20, 2023, at 01:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In keeping with the worldwide movement of cycling to work, SwitchON Foundation, a Kolkata-based environment conservation society, recently launched a sustainable programme in line with the initiative.
India’s most advanced C&D waste recycling facility opens in Kolkata
Apr 29, 2023, at 12:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata on Friday got its first Construction and demolition (C&D) waste recycling plant with a capacity of 1600 tonnes per day in New Town spread across 5 acres.
Kolkata: Awareness and Joint Action by BIMSTEC countries could stem the climate rot
Mar 26, 2023, at 06:46 am
Kolkata: The BIMSTEC conference in Kolkata on Saturday deliberated on the issue of climate change in the region and unanimously called for cooperation and understanding of the problems and creating joint-action tempered by scientific decisions to stem the rot of climate change.
Mar 26, 2023, at 06:19 am
Kolkata: BIMSTEC Secretary General Tenzin Lekphell on Saturday said health has emerged as a crucial agenda of discussion among the member states ever since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020.
Leander Paes unveils Ben Nevis's new healthcare programme for senior sportspersons
Mar 25, 2023, at 05:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Olympian Leander Paes and his father Dr Vece Paes have recently unveiled Ben Nevis Diagnostic Center's new healthcare programme for senior members of the sporting community.
Kolkata: Health experts discuss benefits of consuming almond
Mar 25, 2023, at 03:44 am
Kolkata: With an aim to engage with health professionals, Indian Dietetic Association, Bengal Chapter, and the Almond Board of California hosted a session on the benefits of consumption of almonds.
Want to make KPC Medical College a world-class centre: Chairman K.P. Chaudhuri
Mar 10, 2023, at 05:02 am
Kolkata: Kolkata's KPC Medical College on Thursday hosted its 16th Foundation Day when its chairman K.P. Chaudhuri expressed hope of expanding the institute and making it a world-class center in the future.
Feb 07, 2023, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata: A study conducted by a group of doctors from several nations, including India, has found that in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, antibiotic drug Doxycycline was a safe and inexpensive treatment widely available throughout the globe and it reduced ICU admissions when added to standard of care.