MediSim VR, a leader in healthcare simulation training technology, has announced the establishment of Chennai’s first Center of Excellence (CoE) VR lab at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (SRIHER). This state-of-the-art facility offers access to immersive and interactive VR- training for medical students across the nation. Since its inception, MediSim VR has benefited over 4,000 students, providing unparalleled access to immersive, …

In a significant collaboration expected to propel India’s traditional Ayurvedic knowledge to the global stage, Dr Ravishankar Polisetty, the pioneer of Poly Scientific Ayurveda (PSA), has signed an MoU to acquire a majority stake in the British College of Ayurveda (BCA) in the UK. Institute of Polyscientific Ayurveda (IPSA) – a division of Dr Polisetty’s Sai Ganga Panakeia Private Ltd …

The Sports Medicine Unit at Sir Ganga Ram Hospitals and A+ Orthopaedic and Sports Med Centre, Delhi, recently conducted the 19th Sports Medicine Arthroscopy Workshop in association with the Indian Arthroscopy Society and Indian Federation of Sports Medicine. They partnered with MediSage for this workshop to allow medical professionals who could not attend the workshop physically to have virtual access …

At an international dialogue on “Collaborative Academic Action for Good Health and Well-Being,” conducted online by IIHMR University, Jaipur on Mar 5,  it was said that anti-corruption, transparency and accountability approaches to control corruption for advancement of Universal Health Coverage are needed. “We must continue an initiative program of continuing education on corruption that must go beyond universities and healthcare …

A research team from IIT Guwahati team has found that application of low-voltage electric field, and the use of ‘trojan peptides’ can be a method to arrest aggregation of neurotoxic molecules in the brain. The team was studying the neurochemical principles of Alzheimer’s, and explored new ways to prevent accumulation of neurotoxic molecules in the brain that are associated with …

Called ethambutol, the drug against the tuberculosis (TB) has been a mainstay in the fight against TB since its discovery in 1961. Despite this, the drug’s ‘mode of action’ – the way it kills the bacterium – has not been fully confirmed by scientists. In a study, published in the journal Science, which sheds fresh light on how a key front-line …