Category: health

Mumbai, Apr 14: A woman in her 60s suffering from progressive Parkinson’s disease for several years has shown significant improvement after undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery by Dr. Manish Baldia at Wockhardt Hospitals, Mumbai Central, following initial diagnosis and treatment by Dr. Prashant Makhija, Consultant Neurologist. The patient initially presented with gradual slowing of movements,…

Experts have raised concerns over the increasing cases of Parkinson’s disease, particularly its growing impact among younger individuals. Changing lifestyles, rising stress levels, and environmental factors are contributing to its faster emergence compared to earlier years. Doctors highlight that early symptoms are often ignored, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Timely identification, appropriate treatment, and…

Some of the most “ribbiting” research happening on campus stems from regeneration – the science of reforming, repairing, or regrowing lost tissue. This is the prerogative of researchers in the Tseng Lab, which recently observed that certain frog larvae can regrow their eyeballs. “We’re building a blueprint for eye tissue regeneration,” said Kelly Tseng, professor…

Chennai, India Apr 10: Apollo Hospitals, Chennai announces a major milestone in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease in India, the country’s first clinical activation of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation (aDBS). The procedure was carried out on 2 March 2026 by Dr. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Dr. Arvind Sukumaran, and their team. The programme is led by clinicians with advanced international fellowship training in movement disorders neurology and functional…

EL PASO, Texas —Joshua M. Ekladios, D.P.M., and Marina R. Tony, D.P.M., joined Texas Tech Health El Paso to address a growing need for complex foot and ankle care in our Borderplex. Their work focuses on limb preservation, reconstruction, foot and ankle trauma and expanding access to specialized treatment close to home. The husband-and-wife physicians…

Prominent ecosystem scientist and author Alan Townsend, Ph.D., will lead the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability, Wake Forest University announced today following a national search. Townsend will join the Sabin Center effective July 1. A highly collaborative organization focused on tackling environmental challenges through innovative partnerships, the Sabin Center has quickly become…

The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced a new healthcare-linked facility under ‘NPS Swasthya’, aimed at combining retirement savings with medical support for subscribers. Under this initiative, eligible National Pension System (NPS) subscribers can now use a portion of their pension corpus to meet hospitalisation and in-patient treatment expenses, while the remaining…

New Delhi, Apr 10 (BNP): World Homoeopathy Day is being observed on April 10, commemorating the birth anniversary of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, the German physician who founded homoeopathy in the late 18th century. This year’s theme, “Homoeopathy for Sustainable Health,” highlights the growing focus on holistic and long-term wellness through alternative systems of medicine. Homoeopathy,…

DALLAS, April 09: A clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers demonstrates that providing healthy food directly to patients recovering from heart failure is feasible and well accepted – and could improve quality of life – helping build a foundation for larger studies exploring food as a component of medical care. The randomized…

April 9: Researchers will examine the long-term effects of sickle cell disease, beta thalassemia, and acute leukaemias by linking health records across England and conducting patient surveys as part of the Haematology Lived Experience and Outcomes (HALO) study. In the UK, beta thalassemia affects around 1,100 people, while approximately 17,500 people live with sickle cell…