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CIMS Medica hosts ninth edition of Healthcare Excellence Awards

The ninth edition of Healthcare Excellence Awards was held on June 26, 2021. In a virtual ceremony, it felicitated achievers under various domains like healthcare practitioners, physicians, pharma companies, medical companies, hospitals and research institutions and health icons from all over India. It also offered healthcare service providers the opportunity to learn specific tools and […]

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India Today

Can fainting be life-threatening? Few things you need to know

Fainting or losing consciousness briefly can be a signal of a major heart disorder. When the heart beats very fast or very slow, the brain does not get enough blood and therefore there is a loss of consciousness.

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Deccan Herald

Naturally dissolving stents safe for simple heart blockages: Study

Bioresorbable stents (BRS) are safe and effective, the state-run Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research has found during a multi-centre pan-India study with 108 patients.

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Bangalore Mirror

Total eclipse of the heart

It’s been blissfully chilly in Bengaluru, what with the mercury creeping southwards to reach 17°C or so early in the morning. In the coming weeks, it might get even colder, leaving many Bengalureans planning that year-end barbecue and getting their woollens ready for an outing. However, as pleasant as the chill feels, doctors in Bengaluru […]

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Deccan Chronicle

Migraine patients risk strokes, heart attacks

Migraine is the most common headache these days and an increasing number of patients are consulting physicians for the disorder. Migraine, a neurological disease, affects one in seven people across the globe. However, only 50% receive correct diagnosis and majority does not access appropriate treatment.

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Deccan Chronicle

Marriages among kin, a major cause for sickle cell disease

The incidence of Sickle Cell Anaemia (SCA) is on the rise in communities where consanguineous marriages are prevalent, said Dr Sunil Bhat, Senior Consultant & Head Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Mazumdar-Shaw Cancer Centre, Narayana Health City.

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