Healthcare
Lok Sabha passes bill to extend maternity leave to 26 weeks
10 Mar 2017
The Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2016, which extends maternity benefits to adopting mothers and commissioning mothers will come into the force after the President’s assent
World’s heaviest woman undergoes life-saving surgery at Mumbai hospital
09 Mar 2017
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty who was immobilised due to a stroke and was bedridden for the past 25 years, can now lift her arm after undergoing life-saving surgery
Google trains computers to detect breast cancer
07 Mar 2017
Mizo MLA turns surgeon to save life of pregnant woman in govt hospital
25 Feb 2017
A Mizoram MLA performed an emergency surgery on a woman in a hospital in his constituency when he learnt the only surgeon was away on training
Survival rate for Indian kids with cancer a poor 20%
15 Feb 2017
The main reasons for the low survival rate are incorrect diagnosis and treatment, say oncologists
