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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Health
- Time of India
SRN Hospital docs successfully perform complex spine surgery
Prayagraj: Doctors at Swarup Rani Nehru (SRN) Hospital have successfully performed a complex surgery on a 27-year-old man suffering from a wedge compression fracture in the D12 vertebra of the spinal cord. The surgery was led by Dr Sachin Yadav. To stabilise the patient's spine, the team used a minimally invasive surgery (MIS) technique called Pedicle Screw Fixation, which is considered a leading method in modern spinal surgery. Dr Yadav explained that MIS involves making much smaller incisions compared to traditional open surgery. This results in less damage to the muscles, reduced blood loss and a faster recovery for the patient. Using fluoroscopy, or real-time X-ray imaging, screws are precisely inserted into the vertebrae, followed by the placement of rods to stabilise the spine. This advanced technique is primarily used to treat spinal fractures, scoliosis (curvature of the spine), and degenerative spinal conditions. Expressing satisfaction, principal Motilal Nehru Medical College (MLNMC), Dr VK Pandey said: "This complex surgery performed by our team is a testament to the high-quality medical facilities available in govt hospitals. Swarup Rani Hospital continues to adopt advanced technologies to provide the best care for its patients."
Time of India
5 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
SRN docs treat nerve disorderthat Salman Khan suffers from
Prayagraj: A few days ago, during a promotional event, Salman Khan revealed that he suffers from trigeminal neuralgia, a rare and intensely painful nerve condition. His candid confession shines a spotlight on this crippling, often overlooked nerve disorder. Bringing a sigh of hope for those suffering from this dreaded ailment in and around Prayagraj, for the first time, the doctors of the neurosurgery department at Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, affiliated with Motilal Nehru Medical College, successfully treated a 23-year-old woman patient suffering from this unbearable pain for the last 24 months. The patient was treated with the latest radio frequency ablation technique. "On examination, it was found that she was suffering from trigeminal neuralgia, in which the face starts tingling due to the formation of a lump in a vein of the brain, and one experiences severe headache, which is not cured by any normal medicine," said hospital's media in-charge Dr Santosh Kumar Singh. He said that the patient was sent to the pain clinic of the medical college, where interventional pain physician Dr Abhijeet Mohite attended her. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Up to 70% off | Libas Purple Days Sale Libas Undo He advised a radio frequency ablation procedure. In this technique, a special device is passed from a place called foramen ovale to that nerve of the brain (trigeminal ganglion) and it is numbed, which gives immediate relief to the patient. "This procedure was available only in special centres of metros till now. The first successful use of this technique in Prayagraj is being considered a unique achievement in the field of pain relief in the medical world," said Dr Singh. "Treatment of a complex and painful disease like trigeminal neuralgia has now become possible in Prayagraj. This achievement of our Pain Clinic is not only important from a technical point of view, but it will also free the regional patients from dependence on metros," said chief superintendent and head of the department of anaesthesia, Dr Neelam Singh. In 2011, just a few days before the release of the movie Bodyguard, Salman Khan underwent surgery in the US. Khan was suffering from trigeminal neuralgia, which was causing acute pain in his head, cheeks, and jaw for several years, the actor revealed later. The disease originates from the trigeminal nerve, the largest of the cranial nerves, and plays a key role in sending pain, touch, and temperature sensations from the face to the brain. Trigeminal neuralgia is often described as one of the most severe types of pain experienced. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is not mere discomfort, but a chronic pain disorder marked by sudden, electric shock-like pain along the trigeminal nerve—our face's sensory lifeline. Simple acts—chewing, speaking, even a light breeze—can trigger searing agony. Medical experts warn TN ranks among the most intense pain disorders, yet public awareness remains scant. Salman's frank admission thrusts this often-neglected condition into the spotlight, urging timely diagnosis and treatment for others who might suffer in silence.
Time of India
03-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Outgoing MLN Medical College principal receives grand farewell
1 2 3 Prayagraj: The outgoing principal of the Motilal Nehru Medical College, Dr Vatsala Misra, was given a grand farewell at a ceremony organised at the college on Thursday. Newly appointed principal Dr VK Pandey described Dr Misra's 15-month tenure as historic. He highlighted her pivotal role in the successful organisation of the world's largest religious gathering—Maha Kumbh. Under her leadership, several new health initiatives and projects were launched and inaugurated within the SRN Hospital and the medical college campus, significantly enhancing the quality of healthcare services. According to media in charge, Dr Santosh Kumar Singh, Dr Vatsala Misra's farewell was especially meaningful, as she completed both her MBBS and MD from this very institution., Dr Vatsala said: "This institution has been more than just a workplace—it has been my home. I began my medical journey here as a student, and to return and lead as the first woman Principal has been an honour." tnn
Time of India
09-06-2025
- Time of India
Maha Kumbh stampede: HC asks UP govt to consider compensation claim of victim's family
1 2 Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has asked the state govt to consider a compensation claim made by a petitioner who claimed that his wife died during the Maha Kumbh stampede on Mauni Amavasya, early Jan 29 morning. Hearing a writ petition filed by one Uday Prtap Singh, a division bench comprising Justice Saumitra Dayal Singh and Justice Sandeep Jain said on Friday: "Prima facie, we find the stand taken (by the state govt) to be untenable and smacking of apathy to the plight of the citizen, inasmuch as the occurrence may have been caused for reasons beyond the control of the state, at the same time having realised the consequence of that occurrence and having announced a scheme for payment of ex gratia compensation, it was the bounden duty of the state to pay up the compensation to the aggrieved families with utmost grace and dignity. " The court was 'alarmed at the fact' that the body was handed over in February but no compensation had been paid to the family of the bench directed the case to be put up as fresh on July 18, 2025. The petitioner had sought compensation, saying that he was the husband of the deceased, who had succumbed to the injuries during the stampede. The court directed the state authorities to consider the claim of the petitioner on its own merit on the strength of the petition and a copy of the petition be treated as a copy of representation. The court expressed concerns over a dead body of a stampede victim in Kumbh Mela being handed over to the family without any autopsy or post mortem by the state run Motilal Nehru Medical College, Prayagraj. "If a person was admitted to any hospital, documentation offered by the government agencies should reflect the same and should have been communicated to the petitioner. If any patient was brought dead to a hospital, that statement should have also been recorded and made known to the concerned," the court said. "In any case, it should have been made known to the petitioner, from which hospital and in what circumstance, the dead body of his wife came to be deposited in the mortuary from where it was handed over to the petitioner's son. If that body had been found lying unclaimed at any place, appropriate police action ought to have been taken or followed that discovery of the dead body. No fact disclosure in that regard, exists," it added. Observing that the citizens were not at fault, the court said that the state was duty bound to offer remedies and care, where such unintended loss was suffered by the citizens. The court also sought detailed affidavits disclosing all deaths and medical handling of victims between January 28, 2025, and the end of the mela (Feb 26). The court also ordered disclosure of the number of claims received, settled, and pending, highlighting the state's responsibility as trustee of its citizens. The court directed impleadment of multiple medical institutions and authorities in Prayagraj as parties to the petition and directed them to file affidavits disclosing all deaths and medical handling of victims between January 28, 2025 and the end of the Mela. The affidavits must disclose full facts (date-wise) of all patients and dead bodies that may have been brought to those facilities and establishments under their control and of dead bodies dispatched by them, beginning January 28, 2025 to the end of the Kumbh Mela, the court directed. The court has further directed them to furnish details regarding any person who would have been declared dead or brought dead to any medical facility including the details of the doctors who would have treated them. Lastly, the court directed the state government to furnish details regarding compensation claims received and disbursed along with the details of pending claims.
India Today
07-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
4 months on, still no aid given to Kumbh stampede victim's family: Court raps UP
A two-judge vacation bench of the Allahabad High Court has come down on the Uttar Pradesh government over a delay in disbursing ex-gratia compensation to the families of those who died in a stampede at the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj on January a petition filed by one Uday Pratap Singh, a bench of Justices Saumitra Dayal Singh and Sandeep Jain said once the government had announced compensation, it was its "bounden duty" to ensure timely and dignified court also expressed concerns over the body of a stampede victim being handed over to her family without any autopsy or postmortem conducted in a state-run medical college. "It is alarming that the state authorities appear to have handed over the body of the wife of the petitioner to his son on February 5, 2025. Four months have passed and no part of the ex-gratia compensation announced by the state has been offered to the petitioner," the court chief standing counsel submitted that since the petitioner has not raised that claim, the stage has not arrived for it to be court said, "Prima facie, we find the stand taken to be untenable and smacking of apathy to the plight of the citizen. It was the bounden duty of the State to pay compensation to the aggrieved families with the utmost grace and dignity."advertisement"Once the identity of the family of the deceased was known to the state, it appears to be a pretence and an excuse on part of the state to ask the aggrieved family who had come from far-off places to beg for money from the state for the irreversible loss suffered by the petitioner, certainly not on account of any fault committed by the deceased," the court added."The state remains the trustee of its citizens. It is not only obligated to protect their lives and keep them safe from avoidable losses, it remains obligated and duty-bound to offer remedies and care where such unintended loss may be suffered. It is undisputed that the management of the Kumbh Mela was in the hands of the state and no other authority," the bench its order passed on Friday, the court directed the state authorities to file an affidavit disclosing full details of the total number of claims received for the payment of ex-gratia compensation; the number of claims decided and pending, together with the dates of receipt of such claims with minimal details of the claimants as also the date of their court directed for the impleadment of multiple medical institutions and authorities in Prayagraj as parties to the petition and asked them to file affidavits disclosing all deaths and the details of the medical handling of victims between January 28 and the conclusion of the Maha to the facts of the case, the petitioner's wife was injured in the stampede and was initially believed to be missing. Later, her body was handed over to her son from the mortuary of the Motilal Nehru Medical College in Prayagraj on February inquest report and the post-mortem or autopsy report were not prepared at that stage. Since the petitioner is a resident of Karaunda in Bihar's Kaimur (Bhabhua) district, he took his wife's body to his home district, where the inquest and autopsy reports were court fixed July 18 as the next date of hearing in the InMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Uttar Pradesh#Maha Kumbh
