News Desk, News Nation 360: Narayana Hospital Howrah has recently achieved a significant milestone in the medical history of West Bengal by performing the first-ever EXIT (Ex-Utero Intrapartum Treatment) procedure in the state, resulting in the delivery of a preterm infant who is currently thriving and gaining weight every day at the age of 2.5 months. The young woman, who is 24 years old and hails from Nagaland, was admitted to the hospital in the 31st week of her pregnancy

News Desk, News Nation 360: To commemorate World Sight Day 2026, Dakshini Prayash organized a free eye screening camp for its students, as part of the Lions District's worldwide 'Sight for Kids' program, initiated by the Lions Club of North Femina under the guidance of its Treasurer, Mrs. Anupama Prakash, aiming to prevent the detrimental effects of unrecognized vision problems on children's learning, reading and intellectual development, through specialized eye examinations

News Desk, News Nation 360: The Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Care Centre at Manipal Hospital EM Bypass organised ‘Warriors of Life’, an empathetic survivorship forum and clinical symposium for cancer warriors, families, and oncologists to come together, commemorate and celebrate the power of immunotherapy and the life-changing, life-saving resilience it brings to patients. The high-profile event involved a summit-level panel discussion on ‘Are We Close to a Cure for Cancer? I

News Desk, News Nation 360: A team of doctors at Manipal Hospital Dhakuria successfully saved a 19-year-old girl who nearly died of severe hypovolemic and septic shock. The patient came in with massive organ failure after a huge tubercular intestinal perforation. The patient was residing at Palm Avenue, Kolkata, in Murshidabad and came in for multiple interventions as she was under observation for pulmonary TB that was diagnosed in March 2026. She was shifted to the hospital

News Desk, News Nation 360: Narayana Hospital, Howrah, created history in Eastern India on World Robotic Surgery Day by performing nine consecutive robotic surgeries with the 4th Generation da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. The robotic procedures included robotic cholecystectomy, robotic appendicectomy, ventral hernia repair, and complicated inguinal hernia repairs. Dr Shashank Shukla, Consultant – General, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgery, along with his team of surgical, anae

News Desk, News Nation 360: Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass, recently organised ‘The Courage Walk – Onco-Gynae Survivor Meet 2026’ on Saturday, gathering cancer survivors, oncologists, and clinicians to celebrate oncological survivorship, self-expression, and resilience beyond treatment. Former Doordarshan anchor and artist Chaitali Dasgupta and renowned dancer Tanusree Shankar graced the event as Chief Guests, with a vibrant celebratory fashion runway seeing survivors take cente

News Desk, News Nation 360: To commemorate World Heart Day 2026 and address India's burgeoning cardiovascular mortality rate (where heart disease now claims nearly 28% of national fatalities, with a disproportionate surge among the younger demographic), an eventful Tree Plantation Festival and CPR Training Camp was held in the Sangha's playground, Kolkata, organised by the Calcutta Cardiology Foundation, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and Kalikapur Aguan Sangha. With the able attend

News Desk, News Nation 360: Mental health and wellness organisation Annatana, co-established by counselling psychologist and clinical hypnotherapist Madhuri Sarda and psychotherapist Vidhi Bansal, organised an educational symposium titled "Early Insights, Brighter Futures: A Session on Psychometric Assessments in a Child's Growth" in Kolkata, gathering psychologists, preschool directors, and academic leaders to emphasise that developmental screening should be used as an empat

News Desk, News Nation 360: Clinical teams at Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, led by Director & Chief of Interventional Cardiology Dr. Shuvanan Ray successfully identified and managed a potentially fatal condition in a 75-year-old female patient who initially arrived for routine pre-surgery tests ahead of an elective robotic cholecystectomy: despite being diagnosed with only mild aortic stenosis at other facilities, the patient’s subtle shortness of breath on presentation prompte

News Desk, News Nation 360: Neotia Bhagirathi Woman and Child Care Centre (NBWCCC), New Town witnessed 'The Heart Beat Sessions' on the eve of World Heart Day as its cardiac team narrated the feat of performing three Double Switch Operations (DSO) in a month for kids suffering from 'Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries' (ccTGA), a very rare congenital heart disease which is less than 1% of congenital heart defects. The expert panel comprising of Senior C