Selena Gomez says she has a new health problem; this is what it is and what it does to the bodySelena Gomez is speaking out against body-shaming and revealing a personal health struggle in response to online criticism of her appearanc...
06 Nov, 2024, 08.49 PM IST
How this new tech can offer hope for patients waiting for transplantsFaced with a shortage of organ donations, a new technique called abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (A-NRP) has been developed. This...
21 Aug, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
New data reveals why patients from the US and UK are flocking to India for organ transplantsIn 2023, India conducted 1,851 organ transplants for foreign nationals, accounting for nearly 10% of all transplants. The majority of these...
04 Aug, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
Digital database of organ donors on cards for smooth transplantsThe register will serve as a single platform with Aadhaar authenticated data for all donors and patients waiting for organ transplant to en...
04 Apr, 2024, 12.07 AM IST
Delhi hospital reports 'first-ever' white fungus case causing severe damage to entire intestine“White fungus (Candida) causing multifocal perforations in the food pipe, small bowel and large bowel in COVID-19 infection has not been re...
27 May, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Small intestine infected by black fungus found in patients at city hospital, docs say 'rareA 56-year-old Delhi resident, who had lost three of his family members including his wife to COVID, had barely completed the last rites of ...
22 May, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
Mastering multi-organ transplants to save the critically illA week ago, doctors at a private hospital in Kerala did an elbow-level double hand transplant for a 22-year-old whose hands were burned.
08 Aug, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
Insulin-producing 'mini-stomachs' developed in labScientists have successfully developed 'mini-organs' that produced insulin when transplanted into the mice.
21 Feb, 2016, 01.17 PM IST
India needs more facilities to address liver diseases: President Pranab MukherjeeMukherjee asked specialists to develop the "best clinical protocols and operational systems in specialised liver care in line with global s...
14 Jan, 2016, 04.52 PM IST
Cadaver donation increasing in Kerala as people shed inhibitionsThe number of donors has crossed the 36 mark since January this year and it is expected to go upto around 70 in the coming months.
09 Aug, 2015, 02.22 PM IST
Indian Air Force flies organs from Pune to Delhi for transplantThe Indian Air Force recently put one of its special aircrafts, for a unique operation — transporting a kidney and a liver from Pune to Del...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.10 AM IST
Human stem cells converted to functional lung cells say scientistsThe advance, by Columbia University Medical Center(CUMC) researchers, has significant potential for modelling lung disease.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.20 PM IST
- Delhi gang rape: Dr Naresh Trehan defends decision to shift victim to Singapore
Renowned cardiovascular surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan, who had checked the 23-year-old gangrape victim before she was taken to Singapore.
04 Jan, 2013, 05.08 PM IST
Delhi gang rape case: Doctors defend decision to shift girl to SingaporeDr Yatin Mehta said the patient survived for 48 hours in Singapore and so it cannot be said that she should not not have been transferred.
29 Dec, 2012, 08.16 AM IST
Delhi Gangrape: Experts question govt's move to shift victim to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth HospitalThe girl was airlifted on late Wednesday night and taken to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital that specialises in organ transplants.
28 Dec, 2012, 10.43 AM IST
Delhi gang-rape victim still extremely critical: Singapore doctorsA bulletin issued this evening by the hospital said: "As at 7pm (4.30pm IST) the patient remains in an extremely critical condition. She is...
27 Dec, 2012, 07.19 PM IST
Health Ministry assures all possible help to gangrape victimThe Health Ministry today assured all possible help to the 23-year-old gangrape victim for her advanced treatment, including organ transpla...
21 Dec, 2012, 03.21 PM IST