Ganga Ram

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First reported 8 mins ago - Updated 8 mins ago - 1 reports

9-month pregnant woman gets new liver

NEW DELHI: A 19-year-old woman who suffered from acute liver failure during pregnancy was saved after a 12-hour transplant surgery here. The child was also delivered successfully which is rare, claim doctors.The surgery took place at Sir Ganga Ram hospital ... [Published Times of India - 8 mins ago]
First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

Amarnath Yatra: Dr. Walia reduced number of tests for rapid clearance

Delhi Health Minister Dr. A.K. Walia has stated that the city government has observed that Amarnath Tirth Yatris are facing difficulties in getting mandatory health certificates due to lukewarm response of certain private hospitals, their exorbitant charges, ... [Published News Track India - 10 hours ago]
First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

More hospitals to conduct check-up of Amarnath pilgrims

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Friday decided to increase the number of hospitals from 23 to 42 for carrying out compulsory check-up of Amarnath pilgrims and issue them health certificates.Health minister AK Walia said the government has also decided ... [Published Times of India - 13 hours ago]
First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Another infant dies of measles

Staff Report LAHORE: Another infant died of measles in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday, taking the death toll in the provincial metropolis to 52. At least 73 new cases have been admitted in different public and private hospitals across the city during ... [Published Daily Times - 16 hours ago]
Entities: Ganga Ram, Lahore, Patient
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Indian women wary of mastectomy, say doctors

NEW DELHI: Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie’s decision to go public about her double mastectomy to reduce the risk of breast cancer has been hailed as a brave move, but in India, doctors say there is very little awareness about it and many women are wary ... [Published The Gulf Today - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

What's MPS and why you should know about it

New Delhi: MPS or Mucopolysaccharidoses is a rare genetic disease that affects one in 25,000 children within the first year of birth. Over the years their condition can worsen without treatment, which has only been found in the last decade but is expensive ... [Published NDTV - May 15 2013]
First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

Life savers work under high stress levels

"I am Thakur$" said a well-built man seated on a metal bench that was squeezed behind a tree. The words broke up the small gathering of men who surrounded him for a leisurely mid-day chat this past Friday $ some chose to hang around to listen in, others ... [Published The Hindu - May 12 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

India setting up central coordinating agency on organ transplants

Health News: NEW DELHI: The Indian Union health ministry is setting up an agency, National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (NOTTO), a central coordinating agency on organ transplants, at Safdarjung Hospital, director general of health services ... [Published KeralaNext.com - May 11 2013]
First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

Logic cry in realty rate review

The district collectors office, Patna, had, till April 30, received 21 objections against the proposed hike in the minimum value register (MVR) proposal, claiming the calculations were not logical. Patna district magistrate N. Saravana Kumar on Friday ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 11 2013]
First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 5 reports

Gene causing motor developmental delay identified

In a discovery that would pave way for diagnosis and treatment of children with genetic diseases, a global team of researchers comprising two Delhi doctors has identified the causative gene behind the motor developmental delay in a four-year-old Indian ... [Published The Hindu - May 05 2013]
First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Measles claim four more lives

LAHORE, April 30: Measles claimed lives of four more children in the provincial capital on Tuesday.Reports said eight-year-old Fatima died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, eight-month-old Orangzeb at Children’s Hospital and two-year-old Ahmad and one-year-old ... [Published DAWN Group - May 01 2013]
Entities: Measles, Lahore, Ganga Ram
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 6 reports

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit undergoes surgery for sinus problem

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday underwent surgery at a city hospital for sinus problem and is stable.75-year-old Ms Dikshit was admitted to the Fortis Escorts Heart Hospital on Thursday."Dikshit was today operated for Functional ... [Published NDTV - Apr 19 2013]

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Dr IC Verma, Director, Centre for Medical Genetics, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital says, "when the government says it is going to cover the entire population under its health plan, children with mps also need to be covered. it's a rare disease but living with it is very difficult. there are some drug companies that on their own have decided to give free treatment to a few children, we need more like these to come forward."

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9-month pregnant woman gets new liver [Published Times of India - 8 mins ago]
Amarnath Yatra: Dr. Walia reduced number of tes... [Published News Track India - 10 hours ago]
'Dispel myths about vitiligo' (May 19 is Vitili... [Published ProKerala.com - 11 hours ago]
More hospitals to conduct check-up of Amarnath ... [Published Times of India - 13 hours ago]
Another infant dies of measles [Published Daily Times - 16 hours ago]
Hospitals ordered to ensure availability of den... [Published The News International - May 16 2013]
Hospitals to ensure NS-I test for dengue patients [Published Daily Times - May 16 2013]
Indian women wary of mastectomy, say doctors [Published The Gulf Today - May 15 2013]
Dengue preparations: Teaching hospitals told to... [Published The Express Tribune - May 15 2013]
What's MPS and why you should know about it [Published NDTV - May 15 2013]
In Andhra, Maoist Rebels Pin Hopes on Memories ... [Published New York Times - May 15 2013]
Unlike Jolie, Indian women wary of mastectomy, ... [Published ProKerala.com - May 15 2013]
Towards an Untraded Mission [Published EHealth Magazine - May 15 2013]
Life savers work under high stress levels [Published The Hindu - May 12 2013]
India setting up central coordinating agency on... [Published KeralaNext.com - May 11 2013]
4,425,186 to exercise right to vote in Lahore [Published The News International - May 11 2013]
Logic cry in realty rate review [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 11 2013]
Soon, central body on organ transplants [Published Times of India - May 10 2013]
70-year-old man kills wife [Published Times of India - May 10 2013]
Lahore: LDA Plaza building fire proves to die hard [Published The News International - May 10 2013]
Last words: ‘Don’t worry, Rescue 1122 will save... [Published The Express Tribune - May 09 2013]
Fire breaks out in LDA Plaza, operation continues [Published Associated Press of Pakistan - May 09 2013]
Dec 16 gang-rape accused says Tihar administeri... [Published New Delhi Pioneer - May 09 2013]
Accused ill, court seeks report [Published Times of India - May 08 2013]
Delhi gangrape: Accused being given ‘sweet pois... [Published Firstpost.com - May 08 2013]
Haryana assembly Speaker nominates 7 MLAs for v... [Published United News of India - May 08 2013]
Measles claims four more lives [Published Daily Times - May 07 2013]
Brain disorder gene [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 07 2013]
No end to measles, four more dead [Published Pakistan Today - May 06 2013]
Indian doctors help identify cause of rare gene... [Published EHealth Magazine - May 06 2013]
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