Tag: kidney
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Now, hospitals ‘ignore’ hapless Bihar girl battling for life after kidney failure
After being promised financial aid from the district administration, the family brought Kanchan to Patna on Monday evening for her treatment at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) but the hospital administration didn’t admit the girl citing lack of beds.
July 31, 2019 -
Parents refuse to donate kidney to dying daughter, say ‘she is a girl’
With no money to pay for her kidney transplant, the parents rushed Kanchan back home in Sheikhpura and admitted her to the local Sadar hospital, the main government hospital in the district.
July 27, 2019 -
Women more prone to kidney dysfunction, say experts
Kidney dysfunction is more common in women than men, said experts on World Kidney Day ~ a global campaign aimed at raising awareness on the importance of kidneys. Yet, women are statistically far more likely to donate a kidney to a partner than receive one, according to a study released on Thursday to coincide with …
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March 10, 2018 -
Woman’s kidney tumour removed successfully
A 45-year-old woman, who was suffering from ruptured and bleeding kidney tumour, got a new lease of life at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, in the Capital. The patient, Darshan Devi, who was admitted to hospital in the end of January, had complained about sporadic bleeding in her urine for the past two months. She was …
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March 9, 2018 -
Chronic kidney disease hits villages in Ganjam dist: Reports
A fact-finding team constituted by a citizens’ forum found unusually high incidents of chronic kidney disease in a cluster of villages in Chhattrapur block of Ganjam district. Sharing its findings with media persons here, the team said it had visited the villages Badaputti, P Lakhimpur and Baginipetta and interviewed 25 affected people, their families and …
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January 24, 2018 -
Kidney disease may up risk of diabetes
If you are suffering from kidney dysfunction, you may be at high risk of developing diabetes.
December 12, 2017 -
Seven easy ways to keep your kidneys healthy
Don't ignore your kidney health. Protect your kidneys by reducing chances of developing diseases.
November 3, 2017 -
Brain dead girl gives new life to patients Mumbai, Pune
An 11-year-old brain dead girl became the source of new life to three patients in Maharashtra after her vital parts heart, liver and a kidney, were taken through ‘green corridor’ from here to rain-battered Mumbai and to Pune and Solapur. Her another kidney was donated to a needy patient, while eyes to two people in …
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September 21, 2017 -
Jharkhand doctors operate right kidney instead of left
In a shocking incident, a patient's right kidney was operated upon instead of the left at a premier medical hospital here. Gudia Bai's operation on the right kidney took place at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) while stones had been detected in her left kidney, her anguished husband Pradeep Kumar said on Wednesday. …
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July 19, 2017 -
Kidney patients’ urine may predict death risk
Patients with chronic kidney disease who have low levels of ammonium in their urine may be at high risk of the disease progression or death, researchers have warned. A study by US researchers showed that patients with the lowest levels of urine ammonium excretion had a 46 per cent higher risk of dying or needing …
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April 7, 2017 -
Running a marathon may cause kidney injury, research shows
Gearing up for a marathon race? Beware, the physical stress caused by running may cause kidney injury, researchers, led by one of Indian-origin, have warned. In the study, 82 per cent of the runners had Stage 1 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) soon after the race. AKI is a condition in which the kidneys fail to …
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March 29, 2017 -
Kidney has no religious labels: Swaraj
Kidney has no religious labels, this is what External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, undergoing treatment for renal failure, tweeted while thanking a Muslim man who offered her his kidney. 64-year-old Swaraj has been offered kidneys by scores of people since Wednesday when she said on Twitter that she was in hospital due to kidney failure …
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November 18, 2016