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GEM Hospital launches speciality centre for hernia care

GEM Hospital Chennai has launched the Centre of Excellence for Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery of Hernia and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction,…

Reducing disparity by enabling doctors with disability

Around 2.21% of the population in India fall under the “disabled” or “divyang” category. Disability includes both physical as well…

Addressing male health issues during ‘World Men’s Health Week’

International Men’s Health Week 2021 is being observed during June 14-20. There is a stigma and a sense of weakness…

Special strategy for ‘special needs’

The ongoing humanitarian crisis has become overarching and has impacted people all over the world. The children with special needs…

Nursing in India: Education, employment and migration

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced academic and clinical experience, which enables him or her to…

Securing a workforce of verified medical practitioners

A few weeks ago, a tragic incident happened at an unregistered nursing facility in Uttar Pradesh. A 30-year-old quack, who…

Nearly 46% of trained healthcare workers in India do not practise their profession

Should doctors give their phone numbers to patients?

International Women’s Day: Stories of women healthcare professionals from the frontline

Women. Often called the pillars of the society, yet more often called the weaker gender. We expect the world out…