Health
Bhubaneswar: Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), a Capripox virus disease affecting cattle, buffalo and goat, which was detected in Odisha in the aftermath of Fani cyclone in May 2019, has resurfaced in the state, the Institute of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry (IVSAH) run by SOA, said on Tuesday. The disease, which is contagious and transmitted…
Bhubaneswar: There is a misconception in the public mind that snoring is a sign of good sleep. But few realise that snoring is only one aspect of sleep disorders which also has a public safety aspect. People with disturbed sleep tend to fall asleep during daytime and look lethargic. Sleep deprivation can lead to a…
Bhubaneswar: The Perioperative Nurses’ Week was observed at SUM Ultimate Medicare Hospital. The Perioperative Nurses’ Week is organised during the week of November 13-19. Perioperative nursing involves nurses who are fully dedicated to working with patients who are undergoing operative or other invasive procedures. In this programme, N Ayesha, chief nursing superintendent of SUMUM, addressed…
Bhubaneswar: Around 150 delegates from around the country attended four pre-conference workshops held at the Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), faculty of dental sciences of SOA here on Friday, ahead of the 46th National Conference of the Indian Society of Periodontology (ISP) being organised in the city. The workshops were planned to provide the delegates…
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has approved state government funding of Rs 150 crore for the establishment of a state-of-the-art Medical Cyclotron unit in the Tata Memorial Cancer Hospital being established on the NISER campus at Jatni. A Medical Cyclotron is necessary for production of radioactive isotopes required for critical imaging procedures such as the PET…
Bhubaneswar: The way several states including Odisha battled the Covid-19 pandemic and emerged successful must be documented for generation of evidence so that the situation could be tackled effectively if the country faced a similar calamity in future, Dr. K Madan Gopal, Senior Consultant (Health) of the NITI Aayog, said. Such evidence must then be…
Bhubaneswar: Foot and ankle surgery, a newly developing sub-speciality in orthopedics, was the focus in a symposium and workshop, held at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here recently. The programme, organised under the aegis of Indian Foot and Ankle Society and Odisha Orthopedic Association included live surgeries and hands-on workshop for the…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) have successfully removed a huge tumour from the abdomen of a newborn girl, hospital sources said on Thursday. “The parents of the baby consulted the doctors after they noticed a swelling in the baby’s abdomen. The baby weighing 2.5 kg during birth also faced difficulty during feeding on…
Bhubaneswar: The need for mental equilibrium, a state of balance between a person’s mental framework and the environment, was stressed at a programme conducted at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here on the occasion of World Mental Health Day. Focussing on the theme for the day this year — ‘Make Mental Health…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare have successfully conducted surgery to repair Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) in a newborn baby whose condition was diagnosed while it was still in the mother’s womb. The premature baby, who was delivered in the eighth month of pregnancy through caesarian section, was put on ventilator support immediately as it…
