Health
A new research by National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US reveals that transitioning to a vegan diet triggers innate immune system responses, while a keto diet prompts adaptive immunity. The study also identifies changes in participants’ gut microbiome, but the researchers caution against labeling them as either “beneficial” or “detrimental” without further investigation….
A study in The Lancet Public Health journal underscores the link between education and life expectancy, suggesting that each year of schooling positively impacts longevity, akin to adopting healthy lifestyle choices. Researchers from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) found a 2 per cent reduction in the risk of death with each additional…
Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) here have successfully treated an infant suffering from severe Laryngomalacia, a congenital softening of the tissues in the larynx. Four-month-old child was brought to the hospital as the baby showed signs of severe respiratory distress with chest and neck retractions. The patient was rushed to the pediatric ICU…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the second campus Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital at Phulnakhara on Sunday. “The new hospital will have the objective to become a milestone in the state’s healthcare ecosystem,” SOA vice-chancellor Prof Pradipta Kumar Nanda said. The new teaching hospital, which will have 750 beds to begin…
Bhubaneswar: A three-member delegation from Cameroon, led by Dr Honore Djomo Kamga, king of Bandjoun, visited Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) deemed to be university here for two days to get a first-hand knowledge of operating a medical college with a teaching hospital. He was accompanied by Prof (Dr) Maurice Kengne Kamga, Judge of the International…
Bhubaneswar: As many as 27 stones were removed from the submandibular duct of a young male patient by using sialoendoscopy at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) recently. Sialoendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure to diagnose and treat salivary gland disorders and the procedure involves an extremely small endoscope measuring 1.3 mm which is introduced into the…
Bhubaneswar: The importance of nutrition in healthcare was underlined at a day long programme organised by SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) recently to mark the Rashtriya Poshan Maah observed in the month of September every year under the Poshan Abhiyaan. The hospital organised the first ‘SUNNO-SUM Ultimate National Nutrition Orientation’ on the subject ‘Clinical nutrition in…
Bhubaneswar: The World Pharmacists Day was celebrated at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, here on September 25. Sunita Rani Patra, registrar-cum-secretary of the Odisha Pharmacy Council said, “India is known as the world’s pharmacy as 50 per cent of the drugs manufactured in the country are exported.” “The Indian pharma industry is…
Bhubaneswar: IMS and SUM Hospital is the first medical college in the country to adopt fully automated robotic surgery for total knee replacement, and in the last six weeks it has done more than 40 such surgeries. Speaking at a programme marking the formal launch of the device here, Prof (Dr) Aniruddh Dash, head of…
The first National Medical Records Day was celebrated at SUM Ultimate Medicare (SUMUM) on September 9. The National Medical Records Day was introduced by the Health Records Association of India this year. Dr (Brig) Biraj Mohan Mishra, chief of medical services, SUM Ultimate Medicare attended the event as chief guest along with Dr PK Panda,…
