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Kerala Health Minister K. Muraleedharan has constituted a specialist probe panel after a patient’s family at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College alleged that his post-surgery leg wound was infested with maggots.
A 15-year clinical study reveals that joint infections and fractures are increasingly forcing younger patients in India to undergo technically demanding revision hip replacement surgeries.
A breakthrough scientific study by AIIMS Delhi researchers reveals the exact cellular mechanisms through which fine particulate matter ($PM_{2.5}$) penetrates the placenta, restricting oxygen delivery and stunting foetal development.
Andhra Pradesh will establish the Yoga Prachara Parishad with three regional offices to integrate the practice into daily life.
Cardiologists in Palnadu used an advanced scanning system to implant a dissolvable heart scaffold for an elderly patient.
Untreated sewage and chemical runoff enter the Godavari river, causing contamination and severe health issues for local residents.
A dramatic surge in cancer cases prompts immediate public health interventions and infrastructure upgrades in the temple town.
A joint raid by police and health officials at an under-construction house in Bangarupalyam uncovered an illegal prenatal scanning network.
Andhra Pradesh targets a massive turnout for International Yoga Day as the Chief Minister directs officials to mobilize ten million citizens.
Oncologists sound an alarm ahead of World No Tobacco Day as chewing tobacco and gutka drive a steep surge in oral malignancies.
Health officials set up 24 hour medical desks at Renigunta to isolate international travelers arriving with viral symptoms.
A new evaluation backed by the World Bank aims to eliminate decades old medical cadres and fix chronic staff shortages exposed by pandemic pressures.
The Africa CDC has committed to delivering a vaccine and medicine for the rare Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus by the end of 2026, as an outbreak surges in the Democratic Republic of Congo and spreads to Uganda.
Built at a cost of ₹127 crore, the 600-bed Dr. Kanuri–GMCANA Mother and Child Care Super Speciality Block at Guntur GGH has commenced operations, bringing corporate-level advanced treatment facilities for mothers and newborns under one roof.
India has dispatched a critical consignment of diagnostics, therapeutics, and infection control materials to support continental efforts in combating the escalating Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Andhra Pradesh has positioned itself as a national leader in AI-driven healthcare under the MedTech Challenge, targeting the reduced burden of ten major diseases through low-cost, fast, and accurate diagnostic services.
The Andhra Pradesh government has appointed Dr. Attaluri Vishnuvardhan as the new Director of Medical Education (DME) alongside announcing postings for 15 newly promoted Additional Directors, four medical college principals, and nine hospital superintendents.
In a groundbreaking feat of telesurgery, a robotic surgeon at the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology (AINU) in Hyderabad successfully operated on a patient over 4,000 km away from a medical console in Wuhan, China.