How one body can save 6-7 livesDaily News & AnalysisRecently, I worked on a five-part series on organ donation and highlighted how patients in need are stuck in the waiting list for years due to the lack of organ donors. Karwa's refusal to let '…
Ambitious & aggressive? Mind your heartDaily News & AnalysisHe experienced chest pain and perspiration, which he ignored thinking it was related to gastro problems. The doctors found that he had suffered a heart attack. Dr CV Vanjani, senior cardio…
38-year-old Heather Wendt is getting ready for a double lung transplant. It will be her second transplant this month.
World Heart Day run on SundayTimes of IndiaKMC hospital senior interventional cardiologist Padmanabha Kamath said that there is a need for awareness about heart diseases because by 2025 India will have the maximum number of heart patients in the world….
Kolkata tops metros in heart disease riskTimes of IndiaKOLKATA: On World Heart Day this Saturday, Kolkatans will have to pledge to take better care of their hearts by growing more healthy food habits and leading a disciplined lifestyle. A recent study …
Transplant surgeon to be honouredTimes of IndiaAHMEDABAD: Dr Pranjal Modi, transplant surgeon of Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center (IKDRC), will be awarded the 'Maharshi Sushruta Sanmaan for Research in Transplantation Biology' b…
Bayer 'disappointed' over India patent fightKuwait TimesNEW DELHI: Pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG yesterday said it was “disappointed” with an Indian ruling that allows a local firm to produce a cheaper copy of its patented drug Nexavar for …
Patna to host its first East India Heart Valve symposium on the occasion of …Times of IndiaPATNA: City is hosting its first East India Heart Valve symposium on the occasion of World Heart Day here on Saturday in which several experts would discuss th…
26/09/2012Bayer 'disappointed' after losing India patent fightExpatica GermanyPharmaceutical giant Bayer AG on Wednesday said it was "disappointed" with an Indian ruling that allows a local firm to produce a cheaper copy of its patent…
Even 5 year olds suffer heart damageTimes of IndiaAnd the blood pressure and cholesterol of some was already so high that unless they change their lifestyles, they could be 40 per cent more likely to die from a heart attack or stroke in adulthood. &quo…