Ghaziabad: A 68-year-old man, declared brain dead at a private hospital on July 24 after suffering a massive vertebrobasilar stroke, gave three patients a new lease of life after his family agreed to donate his organs.The man was admitted to the hospital in Vaishali on July 19 after losing consciousness due to a vertebrobasilar stroke….
Veteran playback singer S Janaki, fondly known as the Nightingale of South India, passed away at the age of 88. She breathed her last at Apollo Hospital in Mysuru after battling age-related ailments. Popularly called Janaki Amma, the legendary singer had declined the Padma Bhushan—India’s third-highest civilian honour—in 2013, saying the recognition had come too…
Kolkata: The liver and kidneys of a 73-year-old deceased donor will be transplanted into three patients in three hospitals in the city through Friday night to early Saturday.This sixth deceased organ donation of the year comes within a week of the previous one.Kasba resident Tapan Sarkar suffered intracranial haemorrhage at home, leading to hospitalisation. He…
New Delhi : Five-year-old Bhavya knew hospitals better than playgrounds. Diagnosed with severe sickle cell disease in infancy, he endured repeated episodes of excruciating pain, hospital admissions and was dependent on blood transfusions.Every few months, his family would rush him to hospital as the inherited blood disorder disrupted what should have been a normal childhood.Today,…
Rain has exposed the extent of damage on Bengaluru’s Bannerghatta Road, where potholes, slush and dust now define daily commute Bengaluru: Bannerghatta Road is not just another city artery; it is the road that houses one of India’s most prestigious management institutes — Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB). It is also the gateway to…
Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that BJP leaders and a senior police officer pressured a hospital to discharge Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee despite his medical condition remaining serious after the attack in Sonarpur. Addressing a press conference, the former West Bengal Chief Minister expressed anguish over Abhishek Banerjee’s condition and claimed that…
