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In a year, threefold rise in superbugs in Gujarat

Published on December 16, 2023 Ahmedabad: Human ammunition against microbes is getting weaker. In Gujarat, average 18 cases of microbes were recorded daily in 2023 which were antimicrobial resistant (AMR) - totaling 6,451 till December 14. It meant that there were very few antibiotics which could be used to treat such infections. The number is … Continue reading In a year, threefold rise in superbugs in Gujarat

Parth Shastri Addiction, Health

Gujarat figures among top 5 states with sedatives addiction: RS data

Published on December 15, 2023 Ahmedabad: Data tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday indicated that Gujarat hasapproximately 6.9 lakh persons at the rate of 2.3% prevalence in population whoare addicted to sedatives. With the number, the state was among the top ve insedatives addiction in India.The data was based on the National Survey on Extent … Continue reading Gujarat figures among top 5 states with sedatives addiction: RS data

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Dengue causes rare syndrome in man

Published on December 13, 2023 Ahmedabad: A 34-year-old man was brought to a private hospital in the cityrecently with rashes all over his body, severe breathlessness, high-grade fever,and no urine production.The experts diagnosed it as a condition identified as hemophagocyticlympho-histiocytosis (HLH) syndrome — an aggressive syndrome of excessiveimmune activation. The experts said that it all … Continue reading Dengue causes rare syndrome in man

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‘Sleep apnea led to discovery of stroke’

Published on October 29, 2023 Ahmedabad: Meet Rohit Shukla, a 39-year-old professional from Ahmedabad, with a powerful message about the importance of recognizing health warning signs. For Shukla, his seemingly harmless snoring turned out to be a sign of something far more serious – obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This condition led to a brain stroke, … Continue reading ‘Sleep apnea led to discovery of stroke’

Parth Shastri Health, Organ donation

Four-day-old’s kidneys give life to 13 and 15-year-old children

Published on October 20, 2023 AHMEDABAD: India's youngest organ donor-the four-day-old boy who died even before his parents could formally name him-lives on despite his very brief tryst with life. A day after his brain death, his kidneys were transplanted in a 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy on Thursday at Institute of Kidney Diseases … Continue reading Four-day-old’s kidneys give life to 13 and 15-year-old children

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A proud hat-trick! India’s all 3 women centurion blood donors are from A’bad

Published on October 1, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Chetana Parikh, 58, a resident of Naranpura, would become the third woman centurion blood donor - a person who has donated blood voluntarily 100 times - of India on Sunday when she donates blood with her husband Dr Vinit Parikh.While it would be an achievement for Parikh, it would … Continue reading A proud hat-trick! India’s all 3 women centurion blood donors are from A’bad