When doctors at MIOT hospitals saw the CT- scans of 14 year old Ratan's heart, they were taken aback.

It seemed as if the child’s heart had every conceivable complication -- there was a large hole

“I have now words to express my gratitude to all those who prayed for me. I am indebted to the doctors, nurses and other staff of the hospital and all those who helped me,” said a beaming Swathi Krish

States like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have made it mandatory for doctors to make queries and encourage relatives of the brain dead to donate organs

Swathi Krishna, the 17-year-old girl

As 17-year-old Swathi Krishna moves out of hospital on Tuesday, nearly 100 patients are in the queue at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS) and Lakeshore Hospital here with the required mo

With the Kerala Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Accreditation) Bill remaining in cold storage, allegedly due to pressure from the strong lobby of scanning centres and clinics, sa

Uganda's president on Monday banned all physical contact after a victim of a deadly outbreak of the Ebola virus was reported in the capital Kampala for the first time.

"The Ministry of Health are tra

Twenty-two people with symptoms of acute diarrhoeal disease (ADD) were admitted to the Communicable Disease Hospital and KMC on Friday.

While doctors are picking up patients with diarrhoea through h

Thanks to intensive campaigning and prevention tactics, the infection rate of HIV has dropped, but experts are worried about another looming viral epidemic—hepatitis.

Hepatitis B is 100 times more in

After declaring the country free of leprosy in 2005, the Central government is now grappling with fresh cases of the stigmatised disease that have surfaced in the country, accounting for a staggeri

A major step to make India open defecation free was taken on Thursday with the ministry of rural development headed by minister Jairam Ramesh joining hands with the ministry of defence under defence m