Published on April 10, 2020 Ahmedabad: It was not a routine challenge on social media for these women at home when Addlife Foundation, Ahmedabad, called upon state-based cancer survivors to show their best creativity for safety – the foundation asked its members to send in decorated handmade masks. Namisha Gandhi, founder of the initiative, said … Continue reading These cancer winners spread message of safety with masks
Gujarat: Serving Covid-19 patients within a month of marriage
Published on April 10, 2020 AHMEDABAD: For Reshmabanu Mansuri, an emergency medical technician (EMT) with EMRI 108 ambulance, the day starts early. She, along with the ambulance pilot wait for any suspected cases of Covid-19 in western city parts. Her ambulance is designated as Covid-19 special that can’t ferry other patients. “We have to be … Continue reading Gujarat: Serving Covid-19 patients within a month of marriage
Take care of your heart this winter
Published on January 20, 2020 Ahmedabad: That morning breathlessness after a short jog is not just the age - your heart could be giving you signals to slow down if there are symptoms like chest pain, giddiness and swelling in legs. City-based cardiac experts point out that they record more cases of heart failure — … Continue reading Take care of your heart this winter
Gujarat to have website for cadaver organ donation
Published on February 1, 2020 AHMEDABAD: A year after setting up the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO), Gujarat will now launch a dedicated website for coordination of cadaver organ donation. Dr Jayanti Ravi, principal secretary, health, informed the same on Friday to participants of the 3rd roundtable on organ donation organized by The … Continue reading Gujarat to have website for cadaver organ donation
3D print helps save 7-year-old’s leg in Gujarat
Published on February 3, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Geeta (name changed), 7, a native of Devbhoomi Dwarka, complained to her parents of an unusual swelling near her knee in October last year. When the doctors diagnosed it as a cancerous tumour, her parents feared the leg might need amputation to save her. Three months later, she underwent a … Continue reading 3D print helps save 7-year-old’s leg in Gujarat
‘Treated waste water turns bacteria drug-resistant’
Published on February 29, 2020 AHMEDABAD: “What does not kill you, makes you stronger,” said renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. This ode to resilience ironically applies to micro-organisms which are apparently not even seen by naked eye. A joint study by researchers from India, Sri Lanka and Japan on three wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in … Continue reading ‘Treated waste water turns bacteria drug-resistant’
‘Malnutrition contributing to child deaths in Gujarat’
Published on January 6, 2020 AHMEDABAD: With the clamour on child deaths across the state in tertiary healthcare facilities in December, the experts have pointed at malnutrition as a major cause for the phenomenon. The Food and Nutrition Security Analysis for 2019 had put Gujarat along with Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for … Continue reading ‘Malnutrition contributing to child deaths in Gujarat’
Ahmedabad witnessed 45 per cent spike in dengue cases in 2019
Published on January 27, 2020 AHMEDABAD: The year 2019 was deadly when it came to the bite of the Aedes Ageypti mosquito. The city registered 45% dengue cases in 2019, compared to 2018. Ahmedabad city reported 4,537 cases in 2019, up from 3,135 cases in 2018. Official data revealed that the number of deaths due … Continue reading Ahmedabad witnessed 45 per cent spike in dengue cases in 2019
Sathwaras flagged for genetic disorder
Published on February 24, 2020 Ahmedabad: Practice of marriages within specific geo-cultural groups has led to founder mutations of genes in several parts of India. While two communities from Gujarat were flagged by researchers for genetic disorders earlier, experts on Sunday said that new studies have also identified Sathwara community in Gujarat and Agarwals of … Continue reading Sathwaras flagged for genetic disorder
Rajkot doctor invents ‘sternum stapler’
Published on February 10, 2020 AHMEDABAD: Cardiac surgeries over the years have become simpler as intervention methods turn more sophisticated. But doctors face the constant challenge to improve the results of surgeries and reduce hospitalization and recovery times. “Who can find novel solutions better than the doctors themselves?” said Dr Sukumar Mehta, the organizing chairman … Continue reading Rajkot doctor invents ‘sternum stapler’
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