Will Pope heart: The tiny nod that brought hope to a family
Before Christmas, doctors told Mrs Pope that her 20-year-old son had just weeks to live if he didn’t get a new heart.
Before Christmas, doctors told Mrs Pope that her 20-year-old son had just weeks to live if he didn’t get a new heart.
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John Wilkinson Dead: Rhythm Guitarist For Elvis Presley Dies At 67
Huffington Post The manager for Hemsley says the late star of the television sitcom “”The Jeffersons”” refused treatment for lung cancer in the weeks before he died of what a coroner says were complications from the disease on July 24, 2012. (AP photo/Nick Ut, File … |
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Bristol’s First Muslim Lord Mayor
Onislam.net Choudhury hopes to use his year in office as Bristol’s first citizen to encourage people, especially among ethnic minorities, to give blood and become organ donors. … The majority of the multi-ethnic minority has Indian, Bengali and Pakistani … |
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Amid border tensions, Indian doctors aid Pakistani patients
Deccan Herald Unlike during the 2012 trip, this time the Indian doctors only oversaw the “right lobe adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation” on one woman and two male Pakistani patients, conducted by their own doctors. “It is a highly complex operation … |
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Amid border tensions, Indian doctors aid Pakistani patients
Punjab Newsline NEW DELHI: When Pakistani raiders were beheading Indian soldiers, a group of Indian doctors were helping their Pakistani counterparts to do complex liver transplants in Lahore. The doctors from Delhi’s Apollo Hospital spent long hours in the surgery … |
Times of IndiaSun Pictures bag Chennaiyil Oru NaalTimes of India… Rohini, Parvathi Menon and Remya Nambeesan in the lead and is directed by Shahid Khader. The film stresses on the importance of organ donation with an intertwining of stories around a …
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Passive smoking heightens dementia risk too
Daily News & Analysis Passive smoking, also known as ‘second-hand’ smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is known to cause serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung cancer. Previous studies have shown a linkage … |
Times of IndiaImportant facts about throat cancer treatmentTimes of IndiaCT or MRI 6. Liver function tests with or without US Staging for throat cancer. Stage 1 and 2. Mild, usually curable. Radiation therapy followed by surgery if necessary. Stage 3. …
Times of IndiaWhat are gallbladder stones?Times of IndiaThis pear-shaped organ is situated right under the liver and stores bile – the digestive enzyme produced by the liver. The main function of gallbladder in the body is to digest the fats. However, …
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Who should receive organ transplants?
Indian Express You can’t mistake the trend: A graying population and revised policies determining who gets priority for donated organs, have led to a rising proportion of older adults receiving transplants. The number of kidney transplants performed annually on … |