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KIMS Students Excel in Quiz Contest
A State-level Gynae-oncology CME was held under the aegis of Berhampur branch of FOGSI. As a part of the proceeding, a quiz competition for Postgraduates of the seven Medical Colleges of the state was held online. Team from KIMS came out…
Foreign Body Glottis: A Rare Case in Challenging Times
By Dr. Saswati Das, Asst. Prof.; Dr. Ayesha Pattanaik, Senior Resident; Dr. K. Ranjitha, PG III; Dr. Shambhavi Tiwary, PG II, Dept. of Anaesthesiology, KIMS
Introduction
Foreign body aspiration with asphyxiation is one of the leading…
KIMS Doctor Attends Harvard Medical School Course on Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland Surgery
Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid glands has undergone a paradigm shift in terms of the surgical techniques and also increasing emphasis on non-operative management of low risk well differentiated thyroid cancer. Harvard Medical…
A Publication from Department of Pediatrics, KIMS on ‘Rotavirus Study in NEJM (IF 74.7)’
A three-dose, oral rota-virus vaccine (Rotavac) was introduced in the universal immunization program in India in 2016. A prelicensure trial involving 6799 infants was not large enough to detect a small increased risk of…
New Publication from KIMS Faculty
Dr. Smrutiranjan Nayak from the Department of Community Medicine, KIMS has published an article in the prestigious ‘BMJ Global Health’ as a contributory author. His article “Combating the COVID-19 pandemic in a resource-constrained…
Post-COVID Mother & Child Clinic’ Opens in KIMS
During the last eight months, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected about 3 lakh people in Odisha, while about 2.9 lakh have recovered from it. KIMS Dedicated COVID Hospital has treated over 6000 cases. About 150 COVID positive pregnant…
Covid-19: KIMS Gets Nod to Conduct Phase III Trial of ‘Covovax’
Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Bhubaneswar has been granted permission for conducting Phase III clinical trial of ‘Covovax’, a vaccine against Covid-19 being prepared at Serum Institute of India (SII), Pune in collaboration…
KIIT & KISS Fraternity Observes 88th Birth Anniversary of Pradyumna Bal
The 88th Birth Anniversary of Pradyumna Bal, distinguished Journalist, ace Statesman and Founder of Odia Daily Newspaper ‘Pragativadi’ was observed in the premises of KIIT, KIMS and KISS on 8th November 2020.
On this occasion,…
Post COVID Care Speciality Clinic Opens in KIMS
The dedicated Covid Hospital managed by Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) has treated over 5600 Covid-19 patients so far during the present pandemic. Most of these patients do come for routine check-up after discharge. Some of…
A Rare Case of Herpes Zoster in Children
By Dr Nirmal Mohakud, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, KIMS
Dr. Jishnu.K.R, PG Intern, Pediatrics
Herpes zoster (HZ) is commonly seen in immune-compromised patients but is quite uncommon in immune-competent children.…