Heart care puts hospitals at oddsSioux Falls Argus LeaderDeath by heart failure was a 1-in-300 per capita risk for South Dakotans in 1990. Now, thanks to better care, new equipment, anti-cholesterol drugs and less smoking, that risk has fallen to 1-in-…
Project launched to find new treatment for chest diseases – Times of India
Project launched to find new treatment for chest diseasesTimes of IndiaJAIPUR: The Indian Chest Society launched 'interstitial lung disease (ILD) India Registry' in the country from Jaipur on Saturday with coordination of four international org…
Thackerays put their faith in Muslim doctor – Times of India
BBC NewsThackerays put their faith in Muslim doctorTimes of IndiaIt was his medical prescription that helped bring under control Thackeray's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that makes breathing a difficult e…
Hundreds Support Teen Who Needs Heart Transplant
Danville, VA– The Danville community rallied together to support a 14-year-old that needs a heart transplant. Jake Lee has been at Duke Hospital since early last month. Jake loves playing baseball, so the community decided to host a baseball game for …
Red Cross Hospital in a shambles – Times of India
Red Cross Hospital in a shamblesTimes of IndiaGUWAHATI: The Red Cross Hospital located in the heart of the city is in a shambles due to the negligence of the state government. With just a handful of doctors and lack of proper funds, it has become impos…
Blood donation drive at church today – The Borneo Post
Blood donation drive at church todayThe Borneo PostKUCHING: St Ann's Catholic Church at Mile 10, Kota Padawan here, is holding a blood donation drive at the church from 8am to noon today. Its welfare society and its warden ministry in collaboration…
Failed transplant was 'miserable'
Former Derry GAA player, Joe Brolly, who donated a kidney to his friend, says it was "miserable" and "agonising" to hear the transplant had failed.
Kidney patient found abandoned, readmitted to CMCH – Times of India
Kidney patient found abandoned, readmitted to CMCHTimes of IndiaCOIMBATORE: In a shocking incident, a 65-year-old kidney patient was forcibly discharged from Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) late on Friday and with his ailing wife he was foun…
Finding bone marrow donors, a daunting task – The Hindu
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Finding bone marrow donors, a daunting task
The Hindu N.K. Mehra, Head, Department of Transplant Immunology and Immunogenetics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, is acknowledged by all in the sector as the leader in Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) typing in the country. He says, “Research … |
Bal Thackeray dies of heart failure – RTHK
IBNLiveBal Thackeray dies of heart failureRTHKThe Hindu nationalist politician Bal Thackeray has died of heart failure at his home in the Indian city of Mumbai. He was eighty-six. Bal Thackeray was the founder and leader of the right-wing Shiv Sena par…