Hubballi: A 14-year-old girl was admitted to KMC-RI Hospital after allegedly delivering a baby at her home, hospital authorities said on Saturday.Dr Rajashekhar Dyaberi, assistant medical superintendent of KMC-RI Hospital, said the girl was admitted on July 8 at 3.30pm. “According to the records available with us, she is 14.03 years old. She delivered the…
PGI’s Rs 485-crore Advanced Mother and Child Centre will provide 435 new inpatient beds Chandigarh:The upcoming launch of PGI’s Rs 485-crore Advanced Mother and Child Centre will provide 435 new inpatient beds, but a phased rollout means patients must navigate multiple buildings across the campus for complete care. Because Phase 1 only introduces inpatient admissions…
New Civil Hospital in city has introduced an RFID tagging system in the NICU and will soon add it at the gynaecology ward Surat: In a move aimed at preventing infant kidnappings and strengthening security for newborns, New Civil Hospital introduced an upgraded RFID-based monitoring system in its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The technology…
Four kids still wait for adoption in the city Noida: She was barely hours old when she was left alone on the terrace of a house in Greater Noida in the winter of 2024, crying as ants swarmed over her body. By the time rescuers found her, the insects had already eaten into her fingers….
Patna: Health secretary Kumar Ravi on Thursday reviewed medical services, infrastructure and operational arrangements at Patna Medical College Hospital (PMCH) with a focus on the functioning of its new building, shifting of departments, patient facilities, manpower availability and future requirements.During a meeting with senior doctors, department heads and administrative officials, Ravi assessed the progress of…
Representative image created using AI BENGALURU: For Lakshmi and Krishna (names changed), six years of waiting ended in joy when IVF helped them welcome twins. But within days of becoming parents, the farming couple from Tumakuru district found themselves desperately searching for someone willing to save their critically ill newborn daughter. It was then that…
Mangaluru: In a medical achievement, a baby girl born at just 27 weeks of gestation and weighing only 520g has survived against overwhelming odds and is now thriving after nearly three months of intensive care at Father Muller Medical College Hospital (FMMCH), Mangaluru.Believed to be among the smallest babies successfully cared for and discharged from…
Noida: A baby born at 24 weeks of gestation, weighing just 650 grams, has survived after spending 78 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The infant was from an IVF twin pregnancy, but the co-twin died in the womb at 22 weeks. In the NICU, doctors treated the infant for multiple complications associated…
New Delhi: Nearly a decade after a child allegedly suffered severe and irreversible brain damage during treatment at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, Delhi High Court has ordered a fresh inquiry into the qualifications of two doctors after the child’s family moved a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with earlier court directions by officials of the National…
Hyderabad: Higher stress levels were observed among caregivers of children, especially mothers, of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) compared to caregivers of non-autistic children, according to a study conducted by doctors from Niloufer Hospital in collaboration with faculty and junior residents from Gandhi Medical College and Hospital and govt medical college, Medchal-Malkajgiri.The study compared…
