AFPWHO: Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Stays Hard to DetectWall Street JournalDrug-resistant tuberculosis is going largely undetected in many countries, threatening progress made against the pernicious lung disease over the past decade, according to data …
Daily MonitorHe needs Shs100m for a kidney transplant to surviveDaily MonitorThe farmer and father of five school-going children must have a kidney transplant in India or Singapore, with the operation costing between $45,000 and $60,000 (Shs100-150m) t…
Former India goalkeeper Kakade passes awayIndian ExpressFormer India football goalkeeper Bandya Kakade, a member of the squad that won a bronze at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok, passed away here today. The 67-year-old former custodian breathed his la…
The Times of IsraelEx-Mossad chief serious but stable after liver transplant in BelarusThe Times of IsraelAmerican and German doctors were asked to perform the operation, but “no one wanted to carry out a liver transplant operation on a former head o…
Kolkata doctor implants MRI-friendly heart deviceNewstrack IndiaKolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) Heart patients in eastern India can now undergo life-saving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans, thanks to a cardiac implant successfully performed in a private h…
Regardless of what the scoreboard said at last weekend's West Virginia University football game, there's a Texas native cheering for WVU thanks to a lifesaving donation from an Elkins girl.
New Gazette campaign is calling on readers to join the organ donor register today and help save a life tomorrow.
Reuters Health News SummaryChicago TribunePfizer kidney cancer drug fails as initial treatment. 2012-10-17T102230Z_1_BRE89G0IN_RTROPTC_0_US-PFIZER-TRIAL-KIDNEY CANCER. … Exclusive: Abbott suspends giving gifts to doctors in India NEW YORK (Reuters He…
'Heart disease set to spike in India'Times of IndiaIndia is set to witness a spike in deaths due to heart diseases, far exceeding that of China, with more and more younger people falling victim and a large percentage of patients coming from sou…
Cranberry juice 'no-good' for kidney infections: studyBusiness StandardPress Trust of India / London October 17, 2012, 17:55. Researchers have debunked the health benefits of cranberry juice, saying that it is unlikely to prevent bladder and ki…