Tag: liver transplant
Liver care package need of the hour to track the missing...
There is an estimated 40 million people infected with the Hepatitis B virus in India
World hepatitis day- the real ‘missing millions’ are those who...
Two sisters – and the first liver transplant from a recovered...
How a transplant team in Delhi operated during lockdown on a girl, the donor was the sister who had just beaten COVID19
A thrilling medical...
Srinagar woman’s unique gift to her brother this rakshabandhan: Jigar ka...
Srinagar man suffering from chronic liver ailment gets unique gift from sister ahead of Rakshabandhan: a piece of her liver
Raksha Bandhan, the festival of...
New cell raises hopes of liver regeneration without transplant
Scientists discover a cell in the liver that can help the organ regenerate; may reduce the need for transplants
Liver transplants may soon be passe.
Researchers...
Blood test can replace liver biopsy for detection of fatty liver
Liver biopsy is cumbersome; detecting fatty liver with a blood test will help in early diagnosis
One in four people in Western and Asian societies...
New drug shows promise in acute porphyria; else it requires liver...
New drug called Givosiran reduced the number of acute attacks in porphyria patients by up to 79 percent
Acute porphyria is a group of uncommon...
Why a recent liver transplant in Max Saket is good news...
Doctors do not usually perform a transplant on patients who suffer acute liver failure because of dengue; Max doctors defied the oddsMr Ray, a...
New Hepatitis C treatment will do away with liver transplants
Today, health minister J P Nadda launches National Hepatitis Control Programme of which, the mainstay is directly acting anti-virals, to be available free at...
World Liver Day 2018: a transplanted liver works to reduce its...
Mayo Clinic Research shows why people who receive livers need far less immunosuppressive drugs than those who receive other solid organ transplantsTransplanted livers can...