Business Standard20% of donated organs are wasted, say expertsBusiness StandardHe adds, though there are 1,40,000 road accidents per year, out of which over 90,000 are head injuries, only five to 10 per cent of total organs donated in India are from br…
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bb review: Ship of Theseus, breathing life into Indian art cinema
Financial Times (registration) (blog) The three-act movie tells the stories of a visually impaired photographer, a Jain monk diagnosed with liver cirrhosis while battling against animal testing by big pharmas, and a victim of India’s black market in organ transplants whose kidney is stolen … A closer look at aesthetics of alienationDaily News & Analysis |
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Hundreds die in India due to lack of organs
Daily News & Analysis Things have not changed at all. People are not ready to part with organs of their loved ones even after death.” While most donors in India are women, many don’t come forward to pledge organ donation because of religious or superstitious reasons, the … |
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Pvt hospitals face govt heat
Hindustan Times Health department’s brain dead certification committee sat on a meeting at Swasthya Bhaban a few days ago and took the decision to accelerate the process of organ donation system across the state. Doctors announce a patient is a brain dead case when … |
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India minister Sushilkumar Shinde undergoes surgery
gulfnews.com Mumbai: Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde underwent surgery for a lung ailment at a private hospital here on Sunday morning, his daughter Praniti said. Shinde, 72, was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday night. “It was a minor operation. |
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Khajjiar Lake may get new lease of life
Hindustan Times The NGT’s principal bench headed by Justice Swatantar Kumar, in its order July 29, said: “The Union of India, along with the state government, shall take effective steps to revive the water body at Khajjiar and ensure its restoration to the original … |
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WATCH: The Trouble With Fruit ‘Squeezers’
Huffington Post … target=”_hplink”>help with menopause symptoms</a> and lower cholesterol, among other benefits, according to the <em>Times Of India</em>. However, they have taken some heat for possible involvement in <a … target=”_hplink”>fat-soluble nutrient</a … |
NDTVShinde undergoes lung surgery at SoBo hospitalTimes of IndiaNearly 60% of the small pulmonary or lung nodules may be benign, more so if the growth is less than 2-3cm. The benign pulmonary nodules can have a wide range of causes, including inflammat…
Science World ReportIncense smoke hits lungs, can trigger asthmaTimes of IndiaLONDON: Incense smoke, common in Indian homes, has been found to be harmful to human lungs. Burning incense generates indoor air pollutants that cause inflammation in human l…
First-ever heart transplant surgery at PGI, 5 get organs from brain-dead manIndian Express… on Sunday conducted its first-ever heart transplant surgery, in addition to four more different operations to transplant various organs. The family of Hoshiar…