7 pharma firms facing probe for poor quality drugs funded parties through electoral bonds: CongressCongress alleges seven pharmaceutical companies under scrutiny for producing substandard drugs donated Rs 1,000 crore to political parties ...
21 Mar, 2024, 04.26 PM IST
Who can be an organ donor, what's the cost? Here are 10 FAQ about organ transplantImprovements in surgical techniques and transplant medicine have led to successful organ transplants. ORGAN India, an initiative enabling o...
20 Jun, 2023, 09.50 AM IST
Making pig livers humanlike in quest to ease organ shortageWhile regrowing kidneys isn't as far along, "I was completely stunned" at the progress so far, said Dr. Ron Shapiro, a kidney transplant ex...
27 Dec, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
Chase celebs who recovered from COVID to donate plasma and encourage others: HC to Delhi govtThe suggestion by a bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rekha Palli came after the court was told that people, who have recovered from COVID...
11 May, 2021, 10.52 PM IST
Akhilesh Yadav lobs ‘Chanda Jeevis’ barb; Farooq calls for social harmonyYadav charged the UP government with failing to continue the developmental work launched by his previous SP regime, such as developing agri...
09 Feb, 2021, 10.33 PM IST
Maharashtra has chalked out plan for vaccine distribution, says State Health Minister TopeThe Serum Institute of India which is manufacturing 'Covishield' coronavirus vaccine has sought emergency use authorization from Drugs Cont...
08 Dec, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Scientists are now testing if survivor plasma can prevent Covid-19Thousands of coronavirus patients in hospitals around the world have been treated with so-called convalescent plasma.
12 Jun, 2020, 06.17 PM IST
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson offer to donate blood & plasma for developing coronavirus vaccineThe actor said that he found out they still carry the antibodies.
27 Apr, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Indian-American NGO raises USD 400,000 for COVID 19 relief effortsOn Saturday, Sewa International also announced the launch of a national registry for COVID-19 Blood Plasma. So far, it is the only 24/7 ser...
12 Apr, 2020, 01.47 PM IST
‘No blood from gays’: Male donors to be asked about sex lifeThe ban also applies to individuals suffering from chronic illnesses such as cancer, organ failure, allergies and respiratory ailments.
26 Sep, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Manohar Lal Khattar advocates cashless transactions at shrinesHis remarks came during a visit to the Mata Mansa Devi Shrine complex near here on the auspicious third day of Chaitra Navratri.
30 Mar, 2017, 05.06 PM IST
Blood donation activists requests EC for location specific withdrawal of ban on campsDemocracy or Life, which comes first? Amid election process, at its peak in West Bengal, this has surfaced up as a major question in front ...
12 Apr, 2016, 07.00 PM IST
Institutionalising organ donation: Crack down on dubious "good Samaritans" that play middlemenThe buying and selling of kidneys is strictly prohibited by law in India, under The Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994 and invites h...
16 Aug, 2015, 11.08 AM IST
US in touch with Pakistan to offer assistance after attackThe US is in touch with Pak authorities to offer assistance in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attack on a Peshawar school that kil...
17 Dec, 2014, 02.52 AM IST
Blood bank network to be digitised: Health Minister JP NaddaNadda said the government has taken steps for expanding the infrastructure in blood banks across the country for the benefit of common peop...
05 Dec, 2014, 02.07 PM IST
Improper to link 'impure blood' statement with politics: Hemant SorenA day after he made "impure blood" jibe at his party MLAs crossing over to other parties, Hemant Soren today claimed that facts were distor...
26 Mar, 2014, 04.43 PM IST
- Two opposition leaders killed in West Bengal
West Bengal Legislative Assembly witnessed an unruly scene over the deteriorating law and order situation in the state and killings of two ...
21 Dec, 2009, 10.52 PM IST