Defeating Diabetes
On World Diabetes Day, protect your family. Learn the signs and symptoms of diabetes
We saved my mothers foot
Mukund quit his job in an IT company to take care of his mother. They travelled from hospital to hospital searching for a cure. Nobody told them that diabetes was the root cause of Indira’s problem.
Project YUVA
The health of our adolescents today will determine the health of our society tomorrow Adolescents (ages 10-19) constitute about one fifth of India’s population. Contrary to the popular perception that adolescents belong to a healthy age group, they are a vulnerable group exposed to multiple public health issues. Project YUVA is an attempt at empowering adolescents […]
Act F.A.S.T
A stroke is a life-threatening block in the blood supply to the brain. However, if you can spot the symptoms and act F.A.S.T., you can save a life and reduce the effects of a stroke.
Care for Accident Victims
There are 1,200 road accidents every day in India, resulting in more than 370 deaths. CMC Vellore is building a new trauma centre for accident victims at Kannigapuram.
CMC Cancer Care – Our Stories
Read about some of the Care given to Cancer Patients at CMC. You can read about CMC and the Cancer treatments available here. Baby Shaheed One-year old Shaheed* is from a small village in Jharkhand. He had a high fever for 15 days and is family noticed a swelling in front of his ears. So […]
My Right Hand
The 35-year old leaned against the window and fell asleep. Within the next few seconds her life took a shocking turn as the speeding bus collided with a lorry. “
Racing to Recovery
After completing the Cardiac-Rehab programme, Rani joined the Running Club. She practices every single day, waking up at 5am to jog 10km around the sports field
Her head held high
Hema went to a hospital in Simdega town where they met Dr George Mathew, a retired surgeon from CMC. “How will we pay for a big operation at CMC to make Hema stand straight again?” worried her sister. “We will all support you” Dr George reassured them. Last month, Hema was admitted under CMC’s Orthopaedic department
A Tryst with Destiny
Brothers Hameed and Armaan were born in a village in Bihar. They were quiet children but the family soon realised something was terribly wrong because both the boys could not speak or respond to sound.