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Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Bangalore which has been involved in pediatric community eye outreach programs for over 25 years has helped evolve a unique tele-medicine software which allows screening of rural and semi-urban infants for a potentially blinding condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity along with other common conditions including ocular cancers.
In order to expedite the construction of eight new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-like institutes in the country, Union health minister Sri Ghulam Nabi Azad announced incentives of up to Rs 10 crore for early completion of these projects.
The Delhi Cabinet has approved the setting up of Rogi Kalyan Samitis, which would replace the existing hospital advisory committee, for improving availability and access to quality health care for all citizens, in particular the poor and vulnerable sections of society.
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Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIMS) Kochi, has been accredited with NABH. With this, it has become the first university teaching hospital to get NABH certification and the only university teaching hospital to get NABL (labs), NABH (hospitals) and NAAC (education) accreditation certificates.
Marking a new beginning for Hip Replacement patients in India, a new class of prosthesis which anchors the stem used in Hip Replacement was introduced at an Orthopaedic workshop at Escorts Hospital.
A robotic camera controller for keyhole surgery or Prosurgics’ FreeHand will be on display at England’s Royal College of Surgeons ‘Sci-Fi Surgery, Medical Robots’ exhibition.
Annual India Excellence in Healthcare Awards to Celebrate Best in Industry.
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital, in the rolling hills of southwestern Iowa is among those making IT inroads.
Group Health Cooperative through a study has demonstrated that a new care model coupled with the use of health information technology could serve as a solution to the nation
According to a presidential health panel the government and health officials across the country are preparing for the the possibility that the H1N1 (swine) flu virus could affect half the US population.
Reduction in the cost of the admission for provision of better health care is the need of the hour within any hospital dealing with significant numbers of congestive heart failure patients.
Kathleen Sebelius , Secretary Health and Human Services has announced more than $25.7 million in grants to increase and improve health and support services at the nation’s health centers.
