Apollo performs complex bypass surgeryTimes of IndiaThe case was a high risk one in view of the poor condition of patient and his advanced age, poor pumping capacity of his heart (24%) and the long duration of the surgery, said his treating doctors. Su…
Just 23 months ago, Margaret Valsechi’s 26-year-old son Stephen died in an accident. In her grief, she decided to donate his organs for transplant.
A MOTHER needs a life-saving lung transplant costing £800,000 and has to raise the money by October 1.
7 scientists win prestigious Lasker medical awardsNews On 6NEW YORK (AP) – Seven scientists have won prestigious medical awards for development of liver transplantation, discoveries about the inner workings of cells, and leadership in biomedical scienc…
Opto Circuits gets DCGI nod for heart deviceMoneycontrol.comMedical equipment maker Opto Circuits today said it has received approval from India's health regulator for a medical device for heart patients, following which it has launched the product…
New hope for people with fatal lung cancerTimes of India"This study clearly shows that squamous cell carcinoma, like lung adenocarcinoma, is a cancer with diverse genomic causes, many of which are potentially susceptible to drug inhibition," …
Cipla wins Tarceva patent case against Rochepharmabiz.comIn a landmark judgement, the Delhi High Court on September 7 dismissed Swiss drug major Hoffmann-La Roche's patent case against India's generic drug major Cipla Ltd for its lung cancer dr…
Jessica Carver jokingly shows the muscles she has developed through physiotherapy while in Toronto awaiting a double lung transplant. (PAMELA HAMILTON)
Ganguly as coach? Yes, but not before 2015Cricketnext.com (blog)The thing about Sourav Ganguly is that he likes to wear his heart on the sleeve. You can say that this quality has endeared him to the cricket-loving masses in India. While there are many …
Priyanka pledges to donate her organsTimes of IndiaThus, for the university's Bollywood themed 20th anniversary celebration of its Liver Transplant Program to be held on October 5 in New York, the organisers have invited Pee-Cee to be the keynote s…