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Pope Francis remains in critical condition, not at immediate risk of death
Updated : 1 year ago IST
While the Pope "continues to be alert and spent the day in an armchair" he is "in more pain than yesterday," it added. He also received blood transfusions today (local time) to treat anemia, according to the statement.
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Strides Software Solutions Completes Primary and Secondary Fundraise, Welc
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], February 12: Strides Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a healthtech startup enhancing blood transfusion safety through IT and IoT products and providing regionwide blood transfusion lifecycle management platform, proudly announces the successful closure of bo
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Young Medical Student from Nigeria successfully treated for complex surger
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 2: Gleneagles BGS Hospital recently undertook one of its most complex cases, performing a radical scapulectomy with synchronous radiotherapy and reconstruction using thigh flap on a 22-year-old medical student from Nigeria. The patient, previously trea
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Tripura: Assam rifles along with NCC organises blood donation camp in Agar
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Assam Rifles in collaboration with 15 National Cadet Corps (NCC) Battalion and Tripura State Blood Transfusion Council organised a 'Blood Donation Camp' at Agartala, Tripura on Saturday, said a statement from Assam rifles.
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Zika virus case detected in Gujarat, patient discharged after treatment
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Zika disease, a viral infection, is mostly a mosquito-borne disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. It can also be transmitted to the foetus during pregnancy, through sexual contact, blood transfusion and organ transplantation.
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SC notice to Centre on plea to allow blood donation by gay men, transgende
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra sought a response from the Centre, National Blood Transfusion Council (NBTC), National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) and asked them to file their response.
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India sends humanitarian aid to Haiti, including 9 tonnes of medical suppl
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
India on Monday sent humanitarian assistance to Haiti, which included medical supplies like blood transfusion essentials. The Ministry of External Affairs said, "India sends humanitarian assistance to Haiti! In solidarity with the people of Haiti, India's humanitarian assistance containin
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National Thalassemia Welfare Society flags shortage of necessary kits for
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The National Thalassemia Welfare Society has written a letter to Delhi's Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena over what it termed acute shortage of necessary kits for essential test for blood transfusion in thalassemia patients in three major hospitals of Delhi government.
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AIDS, HIV are not transmitted just by having sex: Dr Jugal Kishore
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
On the occasion of World AIDS Day, Dr Jugal Kishore, Community Medicine, Safdarjung Hospital on Friday said that earlier people who got infected with HIV were certain that they would die as their immune system used to get completely affected, adding that there was that fear factor that was a
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Blood transfusion requirements are decreased with iron infusion prior to b
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to an analysis undertaken by experts from UCL and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, a change in clinical practice would have clear benefits for patients undergoing major bowel surgery.
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More than 80% reduction in mortality rate in Thalassemia expected after Ra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Children suffering from thalassemia major and sickle cell anaemia require lifelong blood transfusion. These blood transfusions are life-saving, but this leads to problem of excess iron deposition in children suffering from these diseases. Excess iron in the body deposits in tissues and ca
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UP CM Yogi urges experts to raise awareness about blood donation among cit
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday released the souvenir of 'TRANSCON-2023' on the 48th annual national conference of 'TRANSCON -2023' organized by UP Chapter ISBTI and the Department of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology, King George's Medical University, held at Cla
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