Beating the heat? India’s fight against heatwaves is on but without a long-term plan

​​​A colour-coded alert system, red for extreme danger and orange for severe heat, guides daily readiness protocols. Hospitals receive instructions every morning to prepare beds, cooling equipment, and deploy rapid…

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Study evaluating efficacy of Sirolimus-Coated Balloon against Drug-eluting Stent completes patient enrollment

The trial has enrolled a total of 1,832 patients and designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the MagicTouch Sirolimus-Coated Balloon (SCB) in comparison with the Everolimus-Eluting Stent (EES)…

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Is Digital Health the Future of Cardiac Care? A Look at Wearables and Telemedicine in Heart Health

For individuals at risk of cardiac issues, whether due to lifestyle, family history, or existing conditions, wearables are acting like early warning systems. They can prompt users to seek care…

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Rare autologous amniotic patch infusion performed in complicated triplet pregnancy; Mangaluru doctors intervene after fluid leak

​​​T​his cutting-edge intervention involved harvesting the patient's own platelets through apheresis (a medical procedure that separates blood into its components), followed by a precisely regulated intra-amniotic infusion of autologous platelets…

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