Khaleej TimesBrain dead girl gives new lease of lifeThe HinduRecent data shows that as many as 1.25 lakh Indians died in road accidents last year but only less than 20,000 of them had donated their kidneys, liver, pancreas or heart for potential recipi…
LivemintIndia nixes Pfizer's patent on cancer-fighter SutentFiercePharmaIndia has blown another raspberry at Big Pharma. In its third strike against foreign drugmakers, the Indian patent office yanked Pfizer's ($PFE) patent on the kidney cancer…
Stolen Kidneys : Citizen Abubakar Cries for HelpTHISDAY LiveNow, the only hope for Abubakar to survive, according to his doctors is for him to have an immediate kidney transplant and this will take him to India at the cost of about N5.1million naira. G…
OutlookThe SpecialistsOutlookThe case in India, though, is not the same. Only 70,000 of the 1 million kidney failure patients in the country have access to dialysis — there is such a shortage of dialysis machines that even people who can afford it ar…
Stolen Kidneys : Citizen Abubakar Cry for HelpTHISDAY LiveNow, the only hope for Abubakar to survive, according to his doctors is for him to have an immediate kidney transplant and this will take him to India at the cost of about N5.1million naira. Goo…
Hospital performs Pune's first cadaver liver transplantTimes of IndiaThe family members, despite being grief-stricken and in a state of shock, showed exemplary spirit in donating liver, both kidneys and corneas soon after the patient was declared b…
Kidney and diabetes doctors opening new practices October 5Sparta ExpositorTwo doctors with Cookeville Regional Medical Center are opening specialized practices in Sparta within the hospital campus on Oct. 5 to treat those patients with kidney and diab…
Low birth weight ups heart disease riskTimes of IndiaAccording to the new report, rats with a low birth weight have an increased long-term risk for developing cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, and diabetes. What's more – older females are at …
Daily MailRobin Gibb honoured with blue plaqueTimes of IndiaMr Gibb died in May this year of kidney failure following a long battle with cancer and pneumonia. He was 62. The plaque was installed by the Heritage Foundation and Thame Town Council at Gibb…
Why do India, Pakistan treat their fishermen like fish?RediffHis family waited 14 years for his return, but they didn't even get to know when he died of kidney failure on September 8. In May 1999, a cyclone hit the Karachi coast, pushing Nawaz'…