Health

The West Bengal government’s flagship health assurance programme, Swasthya Sathi, has achieved a major milestone by crossing the 1-crore hospitalisation

As she looks out over the street from her single room apartment in Bengaluru, Rekha is positioned at the balcony

Rabindranath Tagore’s connection with Mungpoo goes far beyond literature. it is a place where his creativity, compassion, and scientific curiosity came together.

Doctors at Kolkata’s PG Hospital witnessed a ground-breaking achievement in public healthcare by a successful removal of one of the largest known

He not only discovered the first invitro fertilization technique of India, under him the first test tube baby of India,

If mangoes of summer are rightly attributed as the ‘King of Fruits,’ Bengal’s Jackfruit is not far behind. In many

The date was May 29, 1918. A ship loaded with Indian troops from World War I anchored at the port

The youngster missed his mother terribly. She lived far away from him at Khulna with his father. He and his

When well-known scientists and medical practitioners attend college seminars in India on cholera, they often conclude their lectures with two

Living as I do in the Hazra area, one of the oldest localities of South Kolkata, I have often walked down Ashutosh

The West Bengal Livestock Development Corporation (WBLDC), a state government undertaking, has introduced a diagnostic service for pets to enhance

The National Commission on Macroeconomics and Health reports that there is a severe scarcity of medical resources in West Bengal.

The masterminds of the project Access to reliable clinical information is essential when managing chronic conditions such as various kinds of

Nabanita Mandal, a resident of East Midnapore was diagnosed with cancer in 2015 when she was only 17 years old.

The "miracle man", Dr. James Esdaile, was the father of anesthesia Anaesthetists are important in medical science, as they play one

West Bengal Forest Department to set up a vet clinic at the Alipur Zoo premises In West Bengal, the total recorded

The dynamics of the healthcare industry are changing with the advent of technology in healthcare. Today everybody wants health services

Bengal does it once more! As the Institute of Neurosciences Kolkata, INK as it is known, completes ten years; it is

Most human beings have an inborn desire to look pretty and attractive. But nobody is born ‘perfect’ and hence people

House number 29 on Fariapukur Street in North Kolkata lay in a derelict state for a long time. But people

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The Asia- Oceania Parkinson and Movement Disorder Conference (AOPMC), 2023 was held in Kolkata recently. It is the largest International

Cancer medicines from Marigold! Yes, you got it correct. West Bengal farmers had diversified from agriculture to horticulture almost a

He had provided medical care to members of the Jarawa tribe, who hardly allowed other humans to enter their territory.

Finally, some much deserved recognition. Perhaps, with the publication of the Padma Awards list yesterday, more people will now be

“Rehabilitation plays a major role in providing guidance towards treating mental illness. Medicines are not sufficient to bring a person

Case 1: A 40-year-old woman dependent on the income of her bus conductor husband received ‘Swasthya Sathi’ Card on 13th

A person’s functional recovery and restoration in society are incomplete without rehabilitation.” This was the keynote set by the Institute

In 2013 Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie created quite a stir when she announced her decision to undergo a prophylactic double

Bengal had been the seat of Yoga even way back in 1930s, and yes, Bengalis were extremely fitness conscious, from

India has several centres for neurosurgery, but none of them in the Eastern region. Patients from our part of the

In 1911, psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler coined the word ‘autism’ to describe a specific cluster of symptoms that were considered an

Special Guest of Honor, Tarun Kundu felicitated by the participants World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD), 21 March, is a global awareness

To help villagers living in the remote hills get access to immediate medical help, the West Bengal Government with help

Kolkata ushered in New Year with gusto and now the city is in the throes of a third wave of

Now that the Kolkata International Film Festival officially stands cancelled, despite a hurriedly convened press conference to announce it on

In view of the current spike in Covid-19 infections in the state, the State Executive Committee of the West Bengal

It is very common in our society to blame medical practitioners of government hospitals for negligence, apathy towards patients or

When most of the Western nations have shown reluctance in taking the COVID-19 vaccines, with the governments having a tough

A large launch aka longboat has been modified into an ambulance with all essential facilities including bed and oxygen available

A recent study by Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Institution has found around 5 per cent of patients who recovered from

Subhashish Natua may not be a familiar name, but this young man has made our country proud with his ground-breaking

The Poison Information Centre (PIC) of RG Kar Medical College has received the WHO recognition and has now been listed

Very near to the trade hub of Kolkata, Chandni Chowk, lies a narrow lane called Gumghar Lane. Many city dwellers

The Niti Aayog has certified MR Bangur Hospital as the best district hospital in the country for the year 2018-19.

A team of Kolkata doctors successfully performed the first complete robotic kidney transplantation in Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata. While robots

A fortnight or so ago, we had written about the Kolkata doctor who not only used in vitro fertilization (IVF)

The state's illumination hub. That is how most of us know Chandannagar. Particularly during Jagaddhatri Puja, when the town lights

Since March 2020, when the first lockdown to combat the Covid-19 pandemic was declared in India, travel restrictions have prevented

The majestic downpour of monsoons from the middle of June is a welcome relief from the sultry, humid summers of

Sesame seeds have been cultivated for thousands of years in Eastern India and has been part of Bengali cuisine since

The American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), a leading organization in the treatment of endocrine glands and diabetes worldwide awards

After the scorching heat of the summer months, monsoon is a harbinger of relief. But it is also the season

This year, Durga Puja falls in the second week of October. And Howrah Municipal Corporation intends to vaccinate all puja

As India grapples to come out of the dangerous 2nd wave of COVID-19, that literally left the country ravaged and

Probably that’s called dedication and a will to win the war against COVID-19. When most medical practitioners and doctors across

One of West Bengal's oldest settlements has become one of the first to successfully implement the state government's 'Duare Vaccine'

Dr Ramendra Lal Mukherjee, an engineer and scientist from Kolkata has invented an effective pocket ventilator that will not only

Since the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a global pandemic on March 11,

Oximeter has now turned into a vital accessory for each household during this COVID-19 second wave. But now a Kolkata

Conventional hand sanitizers do kill viruses like COVID instantly, but as soon as the alcohol dries out in less than

Standing on 2, Beninandan Street in Bhawanipur, Kolkata Police Hospital has been a well-known city landmark for over a century.

A few days ago, India was shocked and horrified to learn that nearly 100 unidentified bodies, many of them decomposed

Jadavpur University is one of the premier institutions in India that has been executing prestigious academic and research programmes since

When any crisis strikes, what reigns supreme is how the community rises to the occasion, how humanity unfolds. A growing

It’s said that science and innovations keep us going. Even though COVID 19 is wreaking havoc all around, a high

No country has ever stood victorious in a war, unless there is community feeling binding all together, when every person

“It was in the middle of the night and my Covid positive father was in dire need of oxygen. My

The second wave of COVID-19 has wreaked havoc in India. People are facing difficulties in finding vacant beds, ICU support

In a 2018 paper by Richard Thompson in the journal Clinical Medicine, published by Britain’s Royal College of Physicians, the

India’s worsening Covid-19 situation has left many of us anxious and struggling to cope with grief and loss. Our only

As the corona virus pandemic sweeps through the globe, India is seeing an unprecedented rise in the number of daily

At a juncture where India is facing a dearth of RTPCR Test Kits, IIT Kharagpur has successfully commercialized its flagship

The whole of India is under the grip of a 2nd COVID 19 wave and the primary issue creating problem

Every year since 1950, World Health Day has been observed on April 7 to mark the founding of the World

As of April 5, that is yesterday, the number of new Covid cases in a single day was 1,961, according

Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital is all set to script history with clinical trials of an oral antidote to

Representative Image MSince the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic last year, North 24 Parganas has been one of the worst affected

Before the Covid-19 pandemic became part of our lives, some of you may have chanced upon a small café near

India observes National Vaccination Day every year on 16th March. But this year surely the Day holds a far deeper

Back in 1985, American child psychiatrist Richard Gardner came up with a term to describe extreme but seemingly unreasonable fear,

You can call them ‘Pad Crusaders’ or ‘Pad Revolutionaries’. Unravelling the truth behind men-struation in remote Bengal, creating awareness about

Recently researchers involved in cancer research have found an alarming trend in India --  the average age of Indian women

As West Bengal prepares to roll out the Covid-19 vaccination programme today, the recently released report of the National Family

Immunization --- the golden word doing rounds in every nook and corner of the world. This year it is all

The year that has just ended will perhaps forever be known as ‘the Covid year’. Rightly so, because the world

Food adulteration has been a constant cause for the rising cancer cases in India. Over the last decade the country

The flagship outreach programme of Bengal government on doorstep delivery of its welfare schemes, ‘Duare Sarkar’, crossed the 1 crore

There has been an improved institutional delivery in Bengal in the health sector. The fifth edition of the National Family Health

West Bengal sets a path breaking example in Plasma Therapy research. A majority of researchers are claiming control trial of

IHow does it feel when the State Government comes knocking at your doors, to help you with a variety of

The reports indicate that British India was carved into separate regions such Bengal, Madras, Burma, Punjab etc as per their

Amid the aggressive COVID- 19 outbreak, the Indian government’s Ministry of Science and Technology has unleashed a barrage of initiatives

A person ailing from a physical sickness is provided with medical care and subsequent after care, if required. This is

The silver crop is taking the edge off the red protein spikes. In case COVID-19 attacks, it will not be

When a Covid-19 vaccine is discovered, will it be freely available and be affordable to all? Former resident of Lake

Dr. Abhijit Choudhury briefing about Covid Care Network  The news came… and a disturbing one… a homeless COVID suspect was lying

Known as the “Father of Indian Chemistry”, Prafulla Chandra Ray was a well-known Indian scientist and teacher and one of

Nearly two decades ago, in September 1999, researchers at Cornell University, USA, published a report titled, ‘Will Limits of the

The number of active Covid-19 cases in Kolkata has spiraled in the last fortnight. There are no beds left to

Dr Senjuti Saha of Bangladesh has dedicated her life to serve humanity. She is a microbiologist who has been working

There has been a huge surge in Coronavirus cases pan India and West Bengal government is trying to increase the

As corona virus cases continue to rise across the country, the government’s top priority has been the development of an

The buzz had suddenly made the whole scientific community of India sit up in a semi-trance. Couple of days ago,

Plasma therapy has been of great help in treating COVID-19 patients in India. Several critical pa-tients in New Delhi have

Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the  World Health Organization has been very categorical about the use of masks

A 94-year-old patient in Kolkata is set to become the oldest to beat coronavirus in the city after showing good

Chander Pahar was our all-time favourite, and not to forget how a doctor-turned director pulled off one of the best

Theatre is an integral part of the Indian ethos, sharing a long symbiotic relationship dating 5,000 years ago. Theatre evolved

When a 24-year-old critical COVID patient was brought to a hospital in Dhakuria, doctors literally thought she will not live.

As COVID-19 rages through India, doctors have often warned that just like patients with co-morbidity are in the high-risk group,

A recent Calcutta High Court judgement passed by the division bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Soumen Sen have

Since last one month the Calcutta Medical College was making headlines for all the wrong reasons, from media reporting how

To ensure the safety of doctors, nurses and medical staff, many of whom are getting affected by COVID-19 while treating

Amidst the shout-out to 'Save Bengal,’ many have been asking me to provide a relevant platform where they can contribute

Bengal has always said it with art. Even amidst the fear of Corona pandemic, role of Bengal’s patachitra is now

Tata Sons has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for the ‘licensing

As testing is the key to fight COVID-19, all across the world Corona Test kits are being developed on a

Being a vaccine volunteer for a new vaccine trial needs a lot of courage, primarily because no one knows the

Now people of Burdwan and nearby districts will no more be sent to other districts or Kolkata for Corona Testing,

It is often said Swami Vivekananda and Sister Nivedita had taken a big role during the plague epidemic in Bengal

Two 3rd year Engineering students of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Department of Jadavpur University, have come up with a sound-based

Burdwan in Bengal was once upon a time considered to be a very healthy place in the 1840s-50s and doctors

As we all know the COVID 19 strain has mutated several times and different forms have infected people of different

She has always spent her vacation inventing one thing or the other, she has always been innovative in her approach,

Kaustav Bakshi, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jadavpur University  Amrita Roychowdhury, Social Entrepreneur and Founder, Transcendent Knowledge Society  Weary and exasperated with

Oxford University’s researchers recently went for the human trials of COVID-19 vaccine and if found to be effective, the vaccine

A group of students, researchers and alumni of Jadavpur University are manufacturing cost-effective, reusable, three-layered masks on the design provided

As number of asymptomatic Corona patients are rising in India, West Bengal government has decided to start pool testing samples

National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur has developed an affordable, plug-and-use and easily maintainable semi-automatic Ambu Bag ventilator system in

An exclusive interview with Professor Ena Ray Banerjee, PhD, DSc, Professor Dept of Zoology University of Calcutta Immunology and Regenerative

At a time when many frontline doctors and nurses are being ostracized by the society, here is another doctor of

Like many Corona warriors across the world, Dr Niladri Konar, a doctor treating COVID-19 patients in a London Hospital, himself

He had saved every penny of his income and built a hospital a couple of years ago in Baruipur for

If you have ever travelled the picturesque road to Mungpoo cutting across the dense forests on the foothills of the

We have seen a Drug War this week between USA and India, with US President Donald Trump almost begging and

With the COVID-19 scare invading the world, every scientist in every country is trying to rein in this virus that

Bengali lass Bhasha Mukherjee, the beauty queen who made headlines last year as Miss England  2019 has returned to the

Amidst all the gloom, here is some good news! A group of research scientists of Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced

India is heading towards an exponential rise in the number of COVID-19 infections, with the numbers doubling in 3 days.

How do you feel when you’re running a marathon, and once you are this close to the finishing line, the

As the global pandemic of COVID 19 continue to spread, the mental health of every individual is getting impacted. People

Sip N Bite is a café with a difference. Tucked away within the handicraft boutique ‘Motherland,’ near Charu Chandra College

Everyone is being made aware of the physical effects of the Corona virus and what we should look out for

Chairman of Ambuja Neotia Group, Bengal’s Harsh Neotia goes the Mahindra way. Just like Mahindra group had offered their luxury

THANK YOU! That’s the gratitude that Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, is showing to all doctors, nurses,

None of us have any experience of living through a pandemic, as the last one (Spanish flu) was over a

We had seen such scenes of disinfecting and sanitizing of streets in different parts of the world to ward off

Sabyasachi Siddhanta is a scientist from Bengal. Presently, he is associated with The National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Italy. Italy

Another bold step, another prompt action, another example of farsightedness from our Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The iconic Calcutta

The deadly COVID-19 knows no borders and boundaries, no caste or creed, no age. Keeping this in mind, Hon’ble Chief

Amidst the COVID-19 Menace and a Lockdown in Kolkata and several districts of West Bengal, the state government has also

Since last few weeks, when the first Corona case started surfacing in India, Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata

As the deadly COVID-19 or Corona Virus wreaks havoc across the globe, killing thousands and infecting millions, one data that

In May 1898, Calcutta saw a huge plague epidemic. It was during this time, when Swami Vivekananda along with his

With the Corona Virus spreading fast across the globe and World Health Organisation declaring it as a pandemic, scientists across

As India wakes up to the sudden increase of Corona virus patients, a disease that has caused havoc across the

Here is the inspiring tale of Nupur Tewari, actor, TV anchor, model, a teacher, a yoga healer and head of

When pristine nature caresses your skin unadulterated,  positive vibes of creation transcends down the soul. Organic products have flooded the

He treats his patients only for Re 1 in an age where even poor patients spend lakhs of rupees, at