Published on April 17, 2023 AHMEDABAD: In 2016, a letter by the then collector of Kota in Rajasthan, went viral amid a rise in number of suicides in the city known for its coaching classes for IIT-JEE, NEET and other competitive exams.The letter urged parents to consider a few points to ensure that they do … Continue reading Aspirations ke side-effects: Cases of mental distress among students up in Ahmedabad
At the giving end: Most living kidney donors are women
Published on April 15, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Gender disparity stood out starkly in the data shared by Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) at a national conference on Friday — for chronic kidney diseases, against one female patient, there are 2.3 male patients.The ratio increases to 1:3 in the dialysis stage, 1:4 in the wait list … Continue reading At the giving end: Most living kidney donors are women
EMRI 108 logs 14% of heart emergencies in 10-30 age grp
Published on June 30, 2023 AHMEDABAD: Earlier this week, Gujarat was jolted by shocking deaths of two students - a 17-year-old girl in Navsari and a 28-year-old youth in Rajkot - who fatally collapsed at their respective school and college reportedly due to heart failure. These were not solitary instances.As per data of EMRI 108 … Continue reading EMRI 108 logs 14% of heart emergencies in 10-30 age grp
Up to 40% increase in patients at Ahmedabad de-addiction centres
Published on June 27, 2023 AHMEDABAD: The more than a century-old Government Hospital for Mental Health (GHMH) at Delhi Darwaja in the city is set to ward a ward for the addiction patients later this year. Dr Ajay Chauhan, medical superintendent of the hospital, said ever-increasing number of patients has prompted them to take the … Continue reading Up to 40% increase in patients at Ahmedabad de-addiction centres
Gujarat woman’s hands transplanted in Tamil Nadu man
Published on August 2, 2022 Ahmedabad: The delicate hands of a 26-year old woman who worked as an office executive in Ahmedabad have been transplanted in an diploma engineer in Tamil Nadu who used to run a fabrication workshop where he lost both his limbs to electric burns. This is one of the handful of … Continue reading Gujarat woman’s hands transplanted in Tamil Nadu man
From soil and water into veggies: Heavy metals lace green produce
Published on August 5, 2022 Ahmedabad: The healthy serving of green, leafy vegetables like spinach and cabbage considered central for good health might be laced with harmful heavy metals from the soil in which it's grown and the water it's fed. A doctoral study 'Heavy Metals in Soil, Agricultural Product and in Groundwater from Industrially … Continue reading From soil and water into veggies: Heavy metals lace green produce
One child abandoned every month since January, says EMRI data
Published on August 6, 2022 Ahmedabad: The data of EMRI 108 emergency services has revealed that one child, mostly a girl, has been abandoned in the state every month since January. While in some cases, even fetuses are found, in others children are dumped on the roadside side or public places from where they are … Continue reading One child abandoned every month since January, says EMRI data
Detecting bone tumor: GCRI develops scoring system
Published on July 12, 2021 AHMEDABAD: A group of researchers from Gujarat Cancer Research Intstitute (GCRI) has developed a scoring system for identifying suspected bone cancer cases based on x-ray reports. Experts claimed that while x-rays are used as the first diagnostic tool, due to lack of MRI and CT scan facilities at many places, … Continue reading Detecting bone tumor: GCRI develops scoring system
Ahmedabad: 3.1kg tumour removed from three year-old girl’s stomach, 22% of patient’s weight
July 11, 2021 AHMEDABAD: When a three year-old girl’s stomach started inflating, her parents got worried. Initially, they though that their sedentary lifestyle and excessive eating may have caused bloating. However, when the stomach kept growing, alarm bells started ringing. By this time, the child could barely sit, stand or even breath properly. Her scans … Continue reading Ahmedabad: 3.1kg tumour removed from three year-old girl’s stomach, 22% of patient’s weight
Gujarat: 70% of last year’s organ donation level achieved
Published on July 11, 2021 AHMEDABAD: In the past one and a half months, the state recorded more than seven donations of organs retrieved from cadavers. While the cadaver donation was hit by Covid-19 in 2020, the entire year had recorded 36 such donations. In comparison, the first six months of 2021 have witnessed 25 … Continue reading Gujarat: 70% of last year’s organ donation level achieved
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