Uttarakhand chief secretary reviews status of free dialysis services provided to BPL and golden card holdersUttarakhand chief secretary Radha Raturi reviewed free dialysis services for BPL and golden card holders, directing officials to ensure ful...
20 Jan, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
India-made cough syrups caused disease in Gambia kids: US CDCIndian cough syrups exported to Gambia contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG) and ethylene glycol (EG) led to acute kidney injury (AKI) ...
04 Mar, 2023, 12.45 AM IST
Robotic kidney transplant done at Safdarjung Hospital, doctors claim first for a government facilityThe patient, a native of Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, had a kidney failure and was awaiting a transplant for the past five years, said Dr ...
22 Sep, 2022, 10.40 PM IST
How to keep your kidneys healthyThe common symptoms of kidney disease include fatigue and tiredness, high blood pressure, swelling on feet, puffiness of face, urinary abno...
11 Mar, 2022, 10.16 AM IST
Early tests to detect blood clots may help save critically-ill Covid-19 patients from strokeIn patients with Covid-19, the researchers said, the clotting appears to be particularly severe.
18 May, 2020, 05.40 PM IST
Early blood clot tests may help save critically ill COVID-19 patients from stroke, shows studyThe body's natural clotting factors can form too much clot, or eventually not be able to effectively form any clot, leading to many issues....
18 May, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
Health Ministry issues guidelines for dialysis of COVID-19 patientsIn its 'Guidelines for Dialysis of COVID-19 patients', the ministry said health departments may issue directives to district administration...
02 Apr, 2020, 03.17 PM IST
Sun Pharma, US-based Rockwell Medical enter into licensing pact for Triferic in IndiaAs per the terms of the agreement, Sun Pharma will be the exclusive development and commercialisation partner for Triferic during the term ...
15 Jan, 2020, 11.19 AM IST
Health ministry plans to offer peritoneal dialysis facility to kidney patients at their homesThe programme was launched in 2016 to provide free dialysis care to the patients in district hospitals.
20 May, 2019, 05.25 PM IST
Beware! Kidney failure patients on dialysis at early death riskTheir blood also has altered coagulation properties, which increases their risk of both bleeding and thrombotic events such as stroke.
07 Jan, 2017, 04.01 PM IST
NephroPlus teams up with Andhra Pradesh to provide dialysis services in PPP modelUnder this partnership, NephroPlus will equip the dialysis units of each government hospital with high quality facilities and experienced p...
12 Aug, 2016, 07.34 PM IST
Staff plays garba inside hospital ward; government mulls actionThe nurses and medical staff of the hospital in Sola area played garba inside a newly-opened Hemodialysis ward yesterday for patients.
20 Oct, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
Alcohol to fight alcohol: Doctors use whisky therapyBYL Nair Hospital is using alcohol to treat alcohol poisoning. Ethyl alcohol neutralizes the effects of methanol. Both are alcohol variants...
20 Jun, 2015, 09.16 AM IST
Warren Buffett-backed DaVita HealthCare Partners completes NephroLife Care buy for Rs 200 croreDaVita with revenues of over $12 billion completed the acquisition by buying the equity stake belonging to serial entrepreneur Roy and othe...
23 Jan, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
IIT-Bombay breakthrough may cut dialysis cost by 50%The number of Indians with diabetes is predicted to reach 101 million by 2030. Diabetics are at particular risk of developing kidney failur...
21 Nov, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
Apollo, Medtronic ink pact to develop dialysis system in IndiaThe collaboration will leverage on a technology platform developed by Medtronic, supported with clinical insight from Apollo.
09 Oct, 2013, 05.52 PM IST
- Baxter enhances renal therapies portfolio with acquisition of Gambro
The transaction will provide a number of long-term growth opportunities for Baxter around the world.
07 Dec, 2012, 12.20 PM IST