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Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi diagnosed with early-stage cervical cancer, urges women to get screenedReality star Snooki has revealed her stage 1 cervical cancer diagnosis. She shared the news on TikTok after a recent cone biopsy confirmed ...
When '1+1' equals '5' in corporate hospitals: How they are 'scamming' patients with tests they never did?Corporate hospitals are increasingly adopting an "ever-evolving playbook" where medical necessity is frequently sidelined by aggressive sal...
31-year-old ignored by doctors for 4 years as 'too young' for serious illness ends up losing nearly half her organs to a preventable, deadly conditionChelsea Davies, 31, endured four years of dismissed symptoms, repeatedly told she was “too young” for serious illness. After ten doctor vis...
5% of Indian women underwent hysterectomy, analysis of NFHS 4 data revealsAbout 5% of Indian women aged 25-49 have undergone hysterectomy, with heavy menstrual bleeding being the most common reason. Women in agric...
Epidural during labour associated with 35% reduced risk from complications: BMJ StudyResearch in the British Medical Journal found that epidural during labour reduces the risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) by 35%. SMM i...
Study says early menopause is linked with increased rheumatoid arthritis riskA study has revealed that women facing early menopause before 45, surgical removal of reproductive organs, and having four or more children...
Bring the GP back to health, careThe GP, once a standard feature of individual healthcare, has all but disappeared. If it is not the hoops private hospitals make patients j...
Centre seeks hysterectomy data from all states"The matter is regarding the prevention of unnecessary and often unjustified hysterectomies performed by certain medical institutions. This...
Health Ministry moves to curb 'unjustified' uterus removalsIndia's health ministry has instructed states to collect data on hysterectomies carried out by hospitals, after the Supreme Court called fo...
National Cancer Awareness Day: 5 common cancers in India; symptoms & treatmentDid you know that India has a pretty high incidence of cancer?
Anoushka Shankar undergoes hysterectomy; shares heartfelt post on social media about her struggleThe sitar player had a double uterus surgery last month.
Hysterectomy tops Ayushman claims; red flags raisedThe NHA is the implementing body for PM-JAY and had commissioned a working paper titled ‘Patterns of utilisation for hysterectomy: An analy...
About 122,000 women are afflicted with cervical cancer each year. Have you got yourself tested yet?It affects the lowermost segment of the uterus and is the second most common cancer affecting women in the reproductive age-group of 15-44 ...
Here's how you can prevent cervical cancerCervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women the world over and India has the largest burden of cervical cancer patients i...
Ovarian cancer: Are you at risk?Ovarian cancer is diagnosed annually in nearly a quarter of a million women globally. How aware are you about the disease? Take this quiz t...
Will probe unwanted hysterectomies: Maharashtra Health Minister"I will check the veracity of these claims. If anything of this nature is happening, action will be taken," the minister told reporters in ...
Raman Singh reshuffles Chhattisgarh ministry; brings in 3 new facesGovernor Balramji Das Tandon administered oath of office and secrecy to MLAs Bhaiyalal Rajwade, Dayaldas Baghel and Mahesh Gagda at Raj Bha...
Hospitals drive doctors to do avoidable surgeries to meet corporate targetsWide-ranging interviews with surgeons who testified before an NGO on corrupt practices in hospitals told TOI that often patients are forced...
- Insurance companies' nod must for uterus removal surgeries
This information was shared in the Lok Sabha by Labour and Employment minister Mallikarjun Kharge in response to a question.
- Nova Medical to raise $50 million
Ambulatory or same- day surgery provider Nova Medical is raising fresh capital of $50 million to expand its network of surgeries in the cou...