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Jan sees surge in organ donations in Mumbai
India.Com Health But with as many as 19 organ transplants in Mumbai in the first month of this year, their ordeal seems to be nearing an end. Many patients have benefited from the surge in organ donations witnessed in January. According to statistics, with more than … January sees 19 transplantsDaily News & Analysis |
For the last seven years, 55-year-old Andheri-based media professional Akshay Mahajan had been on dialysis support, grappling with kidney failure. His ordeal, however, ended last month after he finally underwent a kidney transplant.
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Wild Thing singer Reg Presley passes away in UK
Daily News & Analysis Presley announced in January 2012 that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer after falling ill during a performance in Germany. He began chemotherapy and announced his retirement from the band at the time. Presley’s publicist did not immediately … |
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Cancer – why you need a second opinion
India.Com Health Closer at hand, I have seen my close friend and Co-founder of MediAngels- Dr Debraj Shome’s father suffer and succumb to advanced lung cancer. But this was not without a real fight. While most of the cancer specialists in the town gave Mr Shome a grim … |
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January sees 19 transplants
Daily News & Analysis Statistics reveal that the number of cadaver donations in the city in January this year is much better than its record last year – there have been more than double the number of kidney and liver transplants already. While only eight organs – six … Jan sees surge in organ donations in MumbaiIndia.Com Health |
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Timely treatment can help curb cancer: Experts
Times of India According to doctors, the number of cases of mouth, throat, breast, cervix and lung cancer are reported highest in number. As per the … In India, every year nearly 10 lakh new cancer patients are reported while three lakh die of the disease. Dr Alok … Don’t ignore early signs of cancerHindustan Times Feb 04: World Cancer DayNewstrack India |
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Transforming India’s health-care landscape
The Hindu … liver transplants, than any other facility in the world. The group has some 10,000 hospital beds, and more will be introduced this year and in the near future, including in the United Arab Emirates and elsewhere in the Gulf. Of course, this is a … |
But physicians are conservative about living kidney donors: Nearly three-quarters of transplant centers have not accepted organs from people older than 70.
At least two dozen patients have been forced to leave Central Texas each year to receive a lung transplant. Now those patients will be able to have the procedure right here at home. Medical Director for the Lung Transplant Program at Scott & White Healthcare Dr. Juan F. Sanchez spoke to KVUE about local lung transplant procedures. For more information click here.
By Julia Prinselaar A Thunder Bay man has become the first heart transplant patient to ski to the South Pole. And Dale Shippam’s well-known globetrotting adventures aren’t over yet, as he already has South America’s Machu Picchu on his radar.