Kidney
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man donates kidney to save his sister’s life
Hyderabad: The story of this sibling, who are natives of Pune has become an inspiration for this Raksha Bandhan. The brother who could not bear the pain of his sister who was…
- Andhra Pradesh
Doctor among 6 arrested in Vizag kidney racket case
Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Police have arrested a doctor and five others in a kidney racket case. Cases under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 307, 326 and 420 have been registered against them. More…
- India
‘Kidney, liver for sale’ poster in Thiruvananthapuram rattles people
Thiruvananthapuram: ‘Kidney, Liver for sale’, this was a poster that appeared in front of a house at Manacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, making people initially think that it was a prank played by someone or…
- India
Bengaluru: Cyclothon organised to create awareness on kidney health
Bengaluru: To create awareness on kidney health, the Manipal Hospitals in Bengaluru organised a second edition — bean-shaped (kidney) Cyclothon 2.0 in Bengaluru on Sunday. Divided into two loops covering 100 km,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Doctors remove enlarged kidney carrying 20 litres of waste
Hyderabad: Doctors at the Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology (AINU) here have successfully removed a ‘gigantic kidney’ carrying 20 liters of fluid waste or urine in it. The size of this…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HRC orders probe against 5 cops in kidney selling case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Human Rights Commission has ordered a departmental inquiry against five senior police officers in connection with a 29-year-old mentally challenged person’s kidney selling and suspicious death case. The Commission…
- India
UAE: Football-sized tumour removed from Indian man’s stomach
A team of surgeons at a private hospital in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has removed a tumour the size of a football weighing 4.65 kilograms from the abdominal cavity of a…
- Health
Coffee consumption may reduce risk of acute kidney injury: Study
Maryland: A recent study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that coffee consumption is linked to a reduced risk of acute kidney injury (AKI). The findings, published May 5 in the journal…
- Health
Scientists identify new liver and kidney disease
London: Scientists have identified a new disease in a ground-breaking discovery that could help patients with unexplained liver and kidney problems. Researchers at Newcastle University in the UK have established the inherited…
- Hyderabad
206 kidney stones removed from man in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: In a rare case, as many as 206 kidney stones were removed from a patient at Aware Gleneagles Global Hospital in Hyderabad. These stones caused the 56-year-old patient to suffer from…
- Health
Can low-dose lithium help improve kidney health?
New Delhi: Long known as a valuable treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium may also be useful in treating kidney disease, a silent killer which affects about an estimated 10 crore people in…
- Hyderabad
Appeal for help: Hyderabad man in dire need of kidney transplant
Hyderabad: 25-year-old, Mohammed Asif, a resident of Hyderabad, has been suffering from kidney failure and is in dire need of a kidney transplant. For the same, he has been seeking financial help…
- Health
Research finds correct diet can help safeguard against acute kidney injury
Berlin: Four out of six different nutritional strategies help out in preventing acute kidney injury, suggests a team of researchers. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Translational Research’.…
- Health
Right diet can safeguard against acute kidney injury: Study
Berlin: A research team has established that four out of six different nutritional strategies prevent acute kidney injury. The findings of the study were published in the journal ‘Translational Research’. Acute kidney…
- Middle East
Egypt: Four-month-old baby born with four kidneys
Cairo: In a rare case, a four-month-old baby boy was born with four kidneys in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt. The child is afflicted with a condition called duplex kidney, which occurs in…
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