Manipal Hospitals signs up with ConnectedLife & Fitbit to monitor patients after major proceduresThe digital initiative aims to use wearable technology to stay connected with patients after surgeries like total knee replacement, angiopl...
17 Mar, 2022, 08.36 PM IST
Manipal signs up with ConnectedLife & Fitbit to monitor patients after major proceduresManipal's clinical teams, through this virtual platform, will gain a holistic view of the patient post-discharge, prescribe any interventio...
17 Mar, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Manipal’s Dr Ballal defends Karnataka’s institutional quarantine mandate for visitors from Kerala“If your neighbour’s house is on fire, it can spread to us too,” he told ET, saying institutional quarantine is a common tool used in forei...
31 Aug, 2021, 09.21 PM IST
Lockdown not for a developing country like ours, says Manipal's Sudarshan Ballal"Lock down is acceptable in developed countries where the government can pay a subsistence allowance for months together to each and every ...
25 Apr, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
Covid-19: Severity among kidney patients 3-4 times higher than in normal persons, says Dr Sudarshan BallalIn specific reference to patients with renal conditions, the veteran nephrologist said the mortality was much higher during the first wave ...
09 Apr, 2021, 07.08 PM IST
Manipal Hospitals to set up vax camp at Infosys from tomorrow“We will set up our own temporary sub-centre at the campus with our own team of doctors, nurses, ambulance and all other things required,” ...
06 Apr, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Bengaluru may see 6,000 Covid-19 cases daily: ExpertsEpidemiologist Dr Giridhara Babu warned that at the current rate, Bengaluru would see 6,500 cases every day by April 20. Even if 10 per cen...
05 Apr, 2021, 01.18 PM IST
Karnataka sees low vaccination turnout, even as state aims for six lakh inoculated this weekThe turnout of people who volunteered for vaccination was 47% by Monday evening, which reflected a further drop compared to the last two da...
19 Jan, 2021, 12.54 PM IST
Have faith in scientists, go get yourself vaccinated: Manipal Hospitals chairman Dr Sudarshan Ballal“Today was a red letter day for all of us in the healthcare field,” he said, after receiving a shot of vaccine on Saturday at the Victoria ...
16 Jan, 2021, 10.39 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to kick off vaccination drive, Bengaluru to have 10 facilitiesPrime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the vaccination drive at Victoria Hospital complex of the Bengaluru Medical College & Research I...
15 Jan, 2021, 11.59 PM IST
State government plans to usher in PPP model in healthcare“There are no government medical colleges in about 10 districts. To begin with, we want to let private healthcare investors establish and r...
16 Dec, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
Covid-19 grip on southern states seen looseningThe average rate of recovery at the national level itself is about 94%, inspiring hope among the Covid-19 administrators. The steady improv...
01 Dec, 2020, 11.06 AM IST
Dr Ballal appointed to MAHE boardThe veteran nephrologist is an alumnus of MAHE, where he also is the adjunct professor of medicine. He is also a visiting professor of medi...
04 Sep, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
State likely to enlist private hospitals if Covid-19 scourge growsKarnataka, with 15 confirmed cases of Covid-19, is looking at collaborating with private hospitals in case it needs help. The patients who ...
20 Mar, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
Time to focus on mental wellness in sports scene: Rahul DravidHe was speaking at the “Wellness at Work” summit organised by Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru. Dravid said that although significant change ...
23 Jan, 2020, 11.50 AM IST
Bangalore health festival from June 14The Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology will conduct a free screening for cancer at the venue, while healthcare startups will showcase la...
12 Jun, 2018, 06.17 PM IST
Abdul Nasser Madani shifted to Manipal HospitalKarnataka High Court, while rejecting his bail plea, had in last year permitted him to avail treatment in a hospital of his choice under po...
19 Jan, 2013, 01.34 PM IST