Doctors at the Osmania General Hospital successfully performed two consecutive kidney transplants on November 2, offering a new lease on life to the recipients. The recipients, identified as Katta Bhagyamma, a 52-year-old woman hailing from Theratpalli in Nalgonda district, and Afsha Ruhi, a 37-year-old resident of Hafiz Baba Nagar in Hyderabad, are both on their … Read more
Doctors reprogrammed eight-year-old Aditi’s immune system so she does not need daily anti-rejection drugs. Source link
The inside story of the Nigerian market trader whose case exposed illegal organ removal in the UK. Source link
Lucy Humphrey’s dog, Indie, “chose” the woman who was able to give her the transplant she needed. Source link
CPI(M) State secretariat member Ch. Babu Rao has said that the YSRCP government failed in addressing the issue of chronic kidney diseases (CKD) in A. Konduru and surrounding mandals of NTR district. Mr. Babu Rao along with party leaders and activists visited the CKD patients in various villages of A. Konduru mandal on Wednesday. They … Read more
At a wellness webinar on ‘Living well with kidney disease’ hosted by The Hindu jointly with Naruvi Hospitals, Vellore, on Sunday, March 26, 2023, nephrologists said early detection of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is key to treatment. Dr. V.C. Annamalai, nephrologist, said early detection is key to treatment in CKD. Some early symptoms include foamy … Read more
Podcaster Dee Moore, who has chronic kidney disease, is using her knowledge to help others. Source link
Chennai: Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital in association with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) is developing an artificial intelligence-based software to help technicians red flag renal calculi (kidney stones) or identify malignant tumours in breasts, Tamil Nadu health minister Ma Subramanian said on Friday. The radiology department of the medical college hospital was on … Read more
Aug. 17, 2022 – If you’re having surgery to remove a kidney stone and doctors discover other, smaller stones nearby, it’s safer to go ahead and have them all removed at once, a new study suggests. Dealing with those smaller stones, which may be in the opposite kidney or in the urethra, led to fewer … Read more
Many BAME patients waiting for a donor kidney are blood type B so development could be ‘game-changer’ Source link