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    Heart transplant; Farmer from Dharampuri gets a new lease of life at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta road

    Bangalore :  A heart from private hospital, Bangalore was transported on 16th September, 2018 for transplant to a patient at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta road. The heart was transferred via ambulance at 4.45 AM from the private hospital and the organs reached Fortis Hospitals in 8 minutes.   A potential organ alert was received by the […]

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    Variation in cancer-causing KRAS mutations greater than thought

    The effects of KRAS mutations underlying many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously thought, according to a new study led by the University of Eastern Finland. Different mutations in the same amino acid of the KRAS protein have so varied effects on protein function that they may require different approaches when it […]

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    Molecular Assessment Should Be Considered As A Way Of Improving Detection Of Chronic Endometritis : IGENOMIX

    by Sachin Murdeshwar Mumbai  : Chronic Endometritis (CE) is a persistent inflammation of the endometrial lining, caused by infection of the uterine cavity, mainly by bacterial pathogens. Because it is usually asymptomatic, and current classical diagnosis methods (histology, hysteroscopy and microbial culture) are unsatisfactory, CE is often overlooked, although it affects approximately 30% of infertile women, […]

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    Hormonal imbalance – indication of Pituitary gland tumors

    Improper functioning of the Pituitary gland usually results in excess or under production of hormones that leads to a formation of mass called tumor, which can be benign or malignant. Such tumors in this gland can create numerous serious medical conditions by interfering with the normal functioning of the endocrine system and pituitary gland.   […]

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    Fortis bids adieu to Dr Bishnu Panigrahi, Group Head, Medical Strategy and Operations

    Bangalore: Fortis Healthcare today announced that Dr Bishnu Panigrahi – Group Head, Medical Strategy and Operations, has decided to move on from the services of the company in order to make a more substantial contribution to society. For more than 6 years, Dr Panigrahi spearheaded medical operations at Fortis Healthcare. He was instrumental in making […]

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    Cornea donation in 2017 was highest in 52 years: National Eye Bank chairman

    National Eye Bank chairman Jeewan S Titiyal said Tuesday that a record 1,844 corneas were retrieved from donors in 2017, the highest in the past 52 years. “As many as 1,285 corneal transplant surgeries were conducted last year, which amounts to a utilisation rate of 70 per cent,” he said. A window of “six to […]

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    Strengthen emergency medical teams for better response to disasters: WHO

    New Delhi : The World Health Organization today called upon countries in its South-East Asia Region to strengthen emergency medical teams, to be better prepared to respond to public health emergencies. “Strengthening national and regional-level emergency medical teams is a high-impact investment in reducing deaths, diseases and disabilities due to disasters, outbreaks and other emergencies. Emergency […]

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    Heart Transplant saves 13-year-old boy; a Tale of Three States

    Bangalore : A team of doctors at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road recently conducted its maiden complex pediatric heart transplant to save a 13-year-old boy from Karnataka who was suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy. The heart was harvested from a 20-year-old boy who met with a road accident and was declared brain dead later in Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. A […]

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    “3D-printed bionic eye may someday help blind see”

    In a first, scientists have 3D-printed a prototype of an artificial eye with light receptors that could someday help blind people see. Researchers at University of Minnesota in the US started with a hemispherical glass dome to show how they could overcome the challenge of printing electronics on a curved surface. Using their custom-built 3D […]

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    IPPF Director General to visit India to underscore its commitment towards sexual and reproductive health outcome in the country

    New Delhi: Reaffirming its continued and long-term support towards working with the Government of India, partners and all stakeholders for sexual and reproductive rights (SRHR), Dr. Alvaro Bermajo, Director General, International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), is visiting India next week. The objective of this visit is to meet government agencies, leaders of vulnerable communities (women in […]

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