A clean clinical setting with a liver model, blood sample tubes and diagnostic equipment can be seen. (AI-generated image used for representational purpose) PANAJI: Goa reported 373 people testing positive for hepatitis B in 2025-26, of whom 62 were put on treatment. In the same year, 131 persons tested positive for hepatitis C, with 40…
Vadodara: A 62-year-old Vadodara resident who had already undergone a liver transplant and spent nearly four years on dialysis after his kidneys failed has successfully undergone a highly complex kidney transplant, overcoming multiple medical hurdles that kept doctors on edge even after the surgery.The patient developed end-stage liver disease due to cirrhosis and underwent a…
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,…
Representational photo of blood donation World Blood Donor Day (June 14)Jaipur: Voluntary blood donors now contribute nearly three-fourths of the blood collected in government-run blood banks in Rajasthan, significantly reducing dependence on patients’ relatives for life-saving transfusions, health department officials said ahead of World Blood Donor Day on June 14.The state collects around nine lakh…
Representational photo of blood donation Mysuru: Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO) will organise a blood donation camp on June 13, from 10am to 5pm, on its premises to mark National Cancer Survivors Day.The initiative aims to raise awareness about cancer survivorship and encourage voluntary blood donation for patients undergoing treatment and others needing…
Pune: Maharashtra’s battle against thalassemia is yielding results, with new cases seeing a steady decline over the last five years. State health department data reveal a consistent drop in new patients from 725 in 2021, 628 in 2022, 566 in 2023, 552 in 2024 to 458 in 2025.Experts and officials attribute this success to a…
