Primary care should cover the growing tribe of non-communicable diseases …Economic TimesWithin CVD, high blood pressure is directly responsible for 57% of all stroke deaths and 24% of all coronary heart disease deaths in India. The WHO estimates that…
2012 Lasker awards honour innovative researchVarsityThe winners of this year's Lasker Awards for biomedical research include groundbreaking insights into liver transplantation and also cellular motor […] By Sherine Ensan Published: 8:01 pm, 23 Se…
News & ObserverDuke led study: Depression may put heart at riskNews & Observer“In our study (it was found that) patients with heart failure – and with elevated depressive symptoms – were more likely to die or to be hospitalized, compared to those…
BBC NewsSevere heart failure can feel 'like drowning'BBC NewsSevere heart failure can cause the lungs to fill with fluid, leaving people feeling like they are drowning, says a new campaign by the British Heart Foundation. But a BHF survey sugge…
Funds for heart failure study urgedThe Press AssociationA charity is appealing for funds to pay for cutting-edge research examining severe heart failure. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said regenerative medicine research could cure heart failure – …
City Councilman Tom Robinson needs a kidney transplant soon.
Now, brain death certification a mustTimes of IndiaPUNE: In an attempt to boost the number of potential donors and increase cadaver (post-death) organ donations, the state government has made it mandatory for authorized medical practitioners to certify…
In a significant move aimed at overcoming the problem of acute shortage of cadaver organ donors, the Delhi government will be launching a course to produce specialised transplant coordinators.
To manage organ donation well, a course in transplant coordinationHindustan TimesThis three-day course, called the National Deceased Organ Donation Certificate Course, will be held at the Delhi government-run Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (IL…
Heart care: Start nowHindustan TimesOne in every two people feels that the time to start worrying about heart diseases is after turning 30 years or even later, a survey of 4,000 people by the World Heart Federation in India, Brazil, the United Kingdom …