Thursday, 12 December 2019

Inauguration of Eco Tale

On Thursday, December 12, 2019
The state-level inauguration of Ecotales (a joint initiative of Aster Volunteers and Greenstorm Foundation) done by Padmasree Dr. Azad Moopen, founder Chairman & MD, Aster DM Healthcare. Prof Shobeendran (Enviornmental activist), Minon John ( national award-winning actor), Mr Sameer P T (COO , Aster MIMS Calicut) Mr Krishnabhasker (Sr. Manager, Aster Volunteers) were also present. The first phase of the initiative will cover 50 schools across Kerala. #AsterVolunteers #AsterMIMS #EcoTales #GreenStrom #GreenKerala #CleanKerala #Calicut
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Thursday, 9 June 2016

Aster MIMS Calicut becomes first private hospital in Kerala with a dedicated Palliative Care ward

On Thursday, June 09, 2016
Aster MIMS Calicut has become the first private hospital in Kerala with a dedicated Palliative Care ward. The specialised Palliative Care ward which was inaugurated on June 7, 2016 will be an extension of the Aster MIMS Oncology Centre. The World Health Organization in 2002 defined palliative care as “an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable as
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Friday, 27 May 2016

First Time in Kerala: Aster MIMS conducted 4 Cadaveric Transplants in a Day

On Friday, May 27, 2016
            A highly appreciable and proud day for the Entire multi-organ transplant team who could transplant 4 organs in a day saving four lives. Heart, Liver, two kidneys were transplanted in four patients. Watch this video to be a part of this milestone achievement.                  Read More :   Aster MIMS Becomes First Hospital In Kerala To Receive And Successfully Conduct 4 Organ Transplants In A Day
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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Aster MIMS becomes first hospital in Kerala to receive and successfully conduct 4 organ transplants in a day

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016
We have done it again.................. As an institution that has always set standards, Aster MIMS Kozhikode, has once again made the impossible, a practical possibility. We have become the first hospital in Kerala to receive and successfully conduct four organ transplants in a single day. This was done at the discretion of the KNOS (Kerala Network for Organ Sharing), a division under the Dept of Health, Government of Kerala. Following the death of a 37-year old woman from Kasaragod District, her family volunteered for organ donation. Her heart, liver and kidneys were all transported from Pariyaram Medical College and transplanted at Aster MIMS on Monday. A team of doctors from Aster MIMS harvested the organs at Pariyaram, and the
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Friday, 20 May 2016

മഴക്കാലം വരുന്നു , അസുഖങ്ങളും

On Friday, May 20, 2016
പൊള്ളുന്ന വേനലിനു ശേഷം വരുന്ന മൺസൂൺ മഴ കുളിർമ്മ നൽകുന്നതാണ്. കുട്ടികൾ കളിക്കാനും മഴയത്ത് നനയാനും ഇഷ്ടപ്പെടുന്നു. ഒട്ടുമിക്ക ആളുകളും തണുത്ത മഴ ആസ്വദിക്കുകയും വരണ്ടുണങ്ങിയ ഭൂമി പുനർജ്ജീവിച്ച്‌ പുൽനാമ്പുകൾ കിളിർത്തുവരുന്ന ഇക്കാലം ഡോക്ടർമാർക്ക് തിരക്കിന്‍െറ കാലമാണ്. ആശുപത്രികളിലെ ഔട്ട്‌ പേഷ്യൻറ് വിഭാഗം ഡോക്ടർമാർക്ക് മഴയത്ത് സാധാരണ വരുന്ന അസുഖങ്ങല്ക്ക് സാക്ഷികളാകുന്നു . വൈറൽ അസുഖങ്ങളായ ജലദോഷം, ചുമ, വയറിനെ ബാധിക്കുന്ന അണുബാധ, വയറിളക്കം, ടൈഫോയ്ഡ്, മഞ്ഞപ്പിത്തം ( ഹെപ്പറ്റൈറ്റിസ് എ ), മലേറിയ, ഡെങ്കു എന്നിവ തലപൊക്കുന്നു. സാധാരണ കണ്ടുവരുന്ന അസുഖം വൈ
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Thursday, 12 May 2016

Caging the ‘Lupus’ wolf

On Thursday, May 12, 2016
When my mobile rang showing an unknown number, I expected a marketing call for a new credit card or a car loan! I was pleasantly surprised when the caller started off by wishing me, “Happy World Lupus Day, Doctor!” When she introduced herself, I realised that it was a patient who had been treated by me for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) during her pregnancy. She had delivered a baby girl last month and the family was happy that the pregnancy had been without any complications despite the SLE. SLE is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in and can damage any part of the body including skin, joints, and organs like the heart, lungs, kidneys and brain. Autoimmune refers to the process of the body’s immune system
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Thursday, 5 May 2016

Aster MIMS charts out an ambitious route to consolidate and expand presence in North Kerala

On Thursday, May 05, 2016
Aster MIMS – one of North Kerala’s leading healthcare providers announced ambitious plans to consolidate and expand its presence in the region. Part of Aster DM Healthcare, Aster MIMS which currently has two hospitals in Calicut and Kotakkal will have two new hospitals in Kannur and Kozhikode. The greenfield projects that are currently under development include Aster MIMS Kannur which will be a 250-bed multispecialty hospital and Aster MIMS Kozhikode which will be a 300-bedsuperspecialtyhospital focussed on Emergency and Critical Care, N
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