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….
Hyderabad: Despite not having the highest number of chronic kidney disease (CKD) cases, Telangana has reported the highest CKD mortality rate in India, according to a study published in the ICMR’s Indian Journal of Medical Research.The study, conducted by the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS), New Delhi, found that Telangana recorded 19.84 deaths…
Doctors stress the need to develop regional centres in the government sector to focus on a single organ transplant. The Government Stanley Medical College Hospital has a liver transplant unit. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM The contribution of government hospitals to the organ donor pool has increased gradually over the past four years in…
