4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (150+ words) Andhra Pradesh Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav has called for a collective effort to prevent suicides and strengthen mental health support across the State. He stressed the need for greater awareness, timely intervention and stronger community support for people facing…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (228+ words) World Suicide Prevention Day 2026, observed on September 10 with the theme “Changing the Narrative on Suicide,” highlights the need to replace stigma and silence with empathy, open conversations and timely mental-health support. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, India…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (615+ words) theindianpractitioner.com Doctors at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mumbai, successfully replanted the completely amputated thumb of a 69-year-old taxi driver following an eight-hour microsurgical procedure. The complex surgery restored blood circulation to the thumb and helped preserve the patient’s…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (276+ words) Vadi Husna Public School has become the first school in Kerala where the entire teaching and non-teaching staff have been trained and recognised as First Responders, enabling them to provide critical lifesaving support during emergencies. The initiative was jointly organised…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) The Indian Practitioner India continues to face a significant burden of corneal blindness, while the availability of donor corneas remains far below the country’s actual need. Although India’s eye-banking ecosystem has strengthened in recent years, experts say greater public awareness…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) For 40-year-old electrical engineer Sandeep Sonawane, his hands are essential to his livelihood and independence. Therefore, when a severe injury left the middle finger of his right hand painful, stiff and severely restricted, it threatened his ability to work. However,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) Doctors at Fortis Escorts Hospital, Faridabad, successfully performed complex reconstructive surgery on a one-year-old child with left primary obstructive megaureter, a rare congenital urinary tract condition that can damage kidney function if left untreated. The urology team, led by Dr....

3+ week, 4+ hour ago   (160+ words) Kerala will introduce round-the-clock specialty services at district and general hospitals across the state within the next six months. The initiative aims to make specialist healthcare more accessible and reduce the need for patients to travel to medical colleges. Initially,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (282+ words) 50-year-old patient recovers without neurological deficit and is discharged on the third day after surgery Neurosurgeons at Apex Superspeciality Hospital, Borivali, successfully removed a large, highly vascular brain tumour from a 50-year-old man in approximately one hour. The patient recovered…...