05Feb/13

Jan sees surge in organ donations in Mumbai – India.Com Health

Jan sees surge in organ donations in Mumbai
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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

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04Feb/13

January sees 19 transplants

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.

04Feb/13

Timely treatment can help curb cancer: Experts – Times of India


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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
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04Feb/13

Scott & White doctor speaks about local lung transplants

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.  

04Feb/13

Heart recipient visits South Pole

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.