Health
Bhubaneswar: A two-day training programme for gastroenterologists from different states on the latest SPYGLASS-DS technology ended at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here on Sunday. This latest SPYGLASS-DS technology has opened up new avenues to diagnose and detect diseases involving the bile duct, gall bladder, liver and pancreas, Prof. Manoj Kumar Sahu,…
Bhubaneswar: Experts have observed that Covid-19 had infected more number of people with diabetes than compared to other people. “The Covid virus easily infected persons with diabetes and these patients subsequently became critical,” Prof. Abhay Kumar Sahu, head of the department of Endocrinology at Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, said. He described both…
Bhubaneswar: The doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital have successfully saved a seven-year-old boy who had suffered extensive burn injuries from crackers more than a month ago. When the boy was wheeled into the hospital emergency around midnight, about one-third of his body had been burnt with his eyes, nose, mouth,…
Bhubaneswar: Paediatric surgeons at the SUM Covid Hospital here conducted an emergency surgery on a Covid-19 afflicted 11-year-old girl. The girl, who complained of severe pain in the abdomen, was taken to a hospital where she tested positive for Covid-19 and she was promptly shifted to SUM Covid Hospital on October 27 where she was…
Women should opt for making dietary changes if they wish to boost mental health such as mood swings, anxiety, depression and stress, a study has found. Diet have a major impact on women’s mental health compared to men’s, however, exercise too can get rid of mental anxiety in women caused by specific foods. A study…
People over 45 with type 1 diabetes could have their life span cut short by 13 years compared to those without the disease, a new study has found. The joint study has been done by public health agency RIVM and Nivel, commissioned by the Diabetes Fonds. According to the study, people with heriditary condition were…
Bhubaneswar: Institute of Dental Sciences (IDS), faculty of dental sciences of SOA here, has become one of the nine affiliate centres of Cochrane India Network (CIN) in India, which was launched virtually this week – making accessible for anyone interested in enhancing healthcare knowledge. Cochrane is an international network, a registered not-for-profit organisation headquartered in…
Bhubaneswar: Swift intervention by doctors at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital here helped reviving a four-day-old baby girl suffering from a cardiac disease known as Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (D-TGA). The baby, weighing 2.3 kg, was received in the hospital emergency with oxygen saturation of less than 50 per cent and…
Bhubaneswar: The Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) here, has initiated steps to set up an advanced Rheumatology Centre to promote research and reach patients with the latest treatment regimen. The institute had become the first centre of medical science in Odisha which has been permitted…
Exercise is not only important for you physical health but also for your mental health. The coronavirus pandemic has put importance on one’s mental health like never before. According to research, people who exercise regularly have better mental health and well-being compared to people who do not work out. Also read: Study says diet rich…
