Liver transplant: Low cost gives Kerala an edge

KOCHI - Not many know that private hospitals here offer liver transplants that are almost 50 percent cheaper than anywhere else in India and six times cheaper than in the West.

Kerala different from rest of India in women’s health: study

KOCHI - Women in Kerala have higher life expectancy, they have an upper edge in the state’s sex ratio, are more prone to obesity and experience higher stress levels than men. A new study, therefore, says health problems faced by women in Kerala are different from those at the national level.

Kerala medical colleges doctors suspend agitation

KOCHI - The striking doctors of Kerala medical colleges, faced with divisions within their organisation, Thursday decided to suspend their ongoing strike.

HLL Lifecare turns to overseas markets

KOCHI - Kerala-based contraceptive manufacturer HLL Lifecare Ltd is targeting overseas markets including Europe, Indonesia and Russia to boost sales, its officials said.

Doctors in Kerala remove 4.9 kg uterus from woman

KOCHI - A team of doctors in Kochi in Kerala Wednesday claimed to have created a world record by surgically removing the largest uterus - weighing 4.9 kg - from a 46-year-old woman who was suffering from a tumour.