Health
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here have removed a tumour weighing 7.5 kg from the abdomen of a 20-month-old baby boy recently. The baby from Ganjam district weighing 14 kg had a bloated stomach for about a year and doctors had diagnosed the condition as Neuroblastoma which required surgery. The…
Bhubaneswar: Lifestyle changes and stress management are keys to avoiding cardiac problems in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic which had derailed human physiological system in many cases, cardiologists said on World Heart Day on Thursday. “A self-centred man is bound to be stressful. Stress management is crucial and an inclusive attitude towards life can…
Bhubaneswar: The importance of pharmacists in the healthcare system was underscored at a programme organised to celebrate World Pharmacists’ Day at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital on Sunday. “Pharmacists perform a critical role in the healthcare system and they played a huge role in the treatment of patients when the Covid-19 pandemic…
Bhubaneswar: Dr. Umesh Chandra Parida, Head of Department, Hospital Administration of SOA’s faculty of Management Sciences and Dr. Aurolipy, Associate Professor in the faculty of Management Science in the Department of Hospital Administration and Head of Department, Quality, in the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, were felicitated at the two-day National Conference on…
Bhubaneswar: A four-year-old girl, who suffered 30 per cent burn injuries following an accident and was treated at the Burn and Plastic Surgery department of Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here, has been discharged following her recovery. Pragyan Priyadarshini Sahoo had been brought to the hospital with burns on her face, neck and…
Bhubaneswar: Around 80 per cent of people dying by suicide send out tell-tale warning signs before taking the extreme step but prompt actioncan prevent such deaths, an eminent psychiatrist said on Saturday. “Most of the adolescents, before killing themselves, drop hints about their mental condition which are mostly ignored by family members, colleagues,teachers or friends,”…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s first inpatient rehabilitation unit was inaugurated at SUM Ultimate Medicare here on the occasion of the World Physiotherapy Day on Thursday. The advanced inpatient rehabilitation unit offers the highest quality care to patients requiring neurological and orthopaedic rehabilitation and also post-operative and palliative care. Also read: IMS and SUM Hospital ranked 12th in…
Bhubaneswar: In a boost to medical tourism in Odisha, a 65-year-old Iraqi national suffering from central skull base osteomyelitis has been successfully treated at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here recently. After Abdul Khaleq Abed Imran Al Kanan was diagnosed with the disease in Iraq, his family members were worried about the treatment which was not…
Bhubaneswar: Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, the faculty of medical sciences of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), has been ranked 12th in the country in the ranking conducted by Career 360 for 2022-23. In the ranking, IMS and SUM Hospital was the highest positioned medical college in Odisha. Similarly, Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS),…
Bhubaneswar: Alcohol intake is responsible for around three million deaths every year worldwide, which is 5.3 per cent and requires measures to curb drinking habits, an eminent psychiatrist said. “Liquor claims 2.6 lakh lives in India and is the causal factor linked to more than 200 diseases,” Dr. NN Raju, President of the Indian Psychiatrists’…
