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Manipal Hospitals Kolkata Holds ‘Gurudakshina’ Health Summit for Teachers

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Kolkata: Teachers from across Kolkata were brought together for a health-focused programme on Sunday as Manipal Hospitals Kolkata organised ‘Gurudakshina’, a Teachers’ Health Summit, combining CPR training, preventive healthcare discussions and a special felicitation of educators who had overcome serious health challenges. The programme focused on health concerns particularly relevant to teachers, including emergency preparedness, […]

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Kolkata Hosts NCSI 2026 as Global Experts Take on Stroke, Brain Emergencies and AI in Neurocritical Care

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Kolkata: Kolkata has become the centre of discussions on advanced neurocritical care as leading neurologists, neurosurgeons, intensivists and critical-care specialists from India and abroad gather for the 7th Annual National Conference of the Neurocritical Care Society of India (NCSI 2026). The three-day conference, being held from September 11 to 13 at Taj Taal Kutir, Kolkata, […]

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Family Planning Is Not Just a Woman’s Responsibility: Why Men Must Share the Burden

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In the modern era, family planning is about informed choices, reproductive autonomy and equal partnership between couples Mumbai: Family planning in the modern era is no longer limited to deciding the size of a family. Questions around when to have children, how many children to plan for, how to protect a woman’s reproductive health and […]

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Apollo Kolkata Achieves Major Breakthrough in Structural Heart Care with Successful TTVR Procedures

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Kolkata: Marking a significant advancement in structural heart interventions in Eastern India, Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals, Kolkata has successfully performed two consecutive Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement (TTVR) procedures under the leadership of renowned Structural Heart Specialist and Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Sumanto Mukhopadhyay. The landmark procedures were performed on elderly and frail patients suffering from […]

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Where Eye Care Meets Livelihood: Susrut and Orbis Launch a New Model for Bengal

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Kolkata: Eye care in West Bengal is increasingly moving beyond hospitals and specialist centres, with a new partnership between Susrut Eye Foundation & Research Centre and Orbis International focusing on community-based care, women’s empowerment, technology and local livelihoods. The partnership aims to strengthen access to primary eye care by combining Susrut’s community network in Bengal […]

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Commissioning Ceremony of BSc Nursing Cadets Held at Command Hospital (EC)

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Kolkata: The Commissioning Ceremony of 30 Nursing Cadets from Batch XII of the College of Nursing, Command Hospital (Eastern Command), was held with great solemnity and pride on Thursday. Major General Sanjay Maurya, VSM, Commandant of Command Hospital (Eastern Command), graced the occasion as the Reviewing Officer. The ceremony marked the formal induction of the […]

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22-Year-Old Critically Injured in Rooftop Fall While Flying Kites Saved at Manipal Hospital Siliguri

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Siliguri: Manipal Hospital Siliguri, a unit of the Manipal Hospitals Group—one of Eastern India’s largest healthcare networks—successfully treated a 22-year-old student who sustained a severe head injury after falling from a third-floor rooftop while flying kites. The patient, Ravi Gupta (name changed), a resident of Kishanganj, was admitted to the hospital on January 3, 2026, […]

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Golden Hour Revolution: Manipal Hospitals Rolls Out MARS Ambulance Network in Kolkata

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Kolkata : Manipal Hospitals Kolkata announced the official launch of its Manipal Ambulance Response Service (MARS) in the city, marking a major step forward in strengthening emergency medical response across Eastern India. As part of this expansion, the hospital unveiled a comprehensive fleet of 17 dedicated Manipal ambulances—including 5 Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) units […]

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Apollo Cancer Centres Launches ‘Save My Stomach’ Early Detection Program to Combat the Silent Threat of Stomach Cancer

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Kolkata : Apollo Cancer Centres (ACCs), India’s leading cancer care institution, has launched ‘Save My Stomach’ (SMS) — a nationwide early detection program focused on stomach cancer. The initiative aims to promote timely screening, accurate diagnosis, and early intervention to improve survival rates for a disease widely known as a “silent killer”, as symptoms typically […]

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