Roman travelled all the way from Germany to meet Chirag on World Thalassemia Day In a heart-warming moment, 17-year-old Chirag, a thalassemia survivor from India, finally met the man who gave him a second chance at life – his stem cell donor, Roman Simnizki from Germany.
Beta-thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder characterized by reduced or absent synthesis of the beta chains of hemoglobin, leading to decreased production of functional hemoglobin. This condition affects millions of people worldwide, particularly those of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Southeast Asian descent. While beta-thalassemia manifests
Narayana Health City, Bengaluru achieved a remarkable feat in 2023 by conducting over 215 pediatric bone marrow transplants within a single year - this is amongst the highest no. of pediatric BMTs performed at a single medical center in the World. This exceptional achievement has
Dr. Sunil Bhatt, renowned for his expertise in Pediatric Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Narayana Hrudayalaya today visited Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Society (TSCS) for the follow-up consultations with patients who have undergone Bone Marrow Transplants (BMT). Dr. Sunil Bhat aims to provide comprehensive care
Blood Cancer Patients in India Struggle to Find Matching Stem Cell Donors, Urgent Need for Awareness and Support, Say Experts Ahead of World Marrow Donor Day, which is observed on the third Saturday of September, experts at an event organized by DKMS BMST Foundation India in
Global pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced today the launch of its Satellite Laboratory in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The move is part of Lupin Diagnostics’ ongoing expansion aimed at enhancing access to high-quality testing services and increasing the diagnostics network across the country. The newly
There is strong need to start universal screening program all across India for Thalassemia” – Shri Om Birla, Speaker Lok Sabha “As guided by our Prime Minister we are soon going to start a color card system to identify all genetically linked diseases so that they
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First rare transplant successfully completed in North Maharashtra HCG Manavata Cancer Care Hospital achieved yet another surgical milestone with a successful ‘half-matched’ Bone Marrow Transplant performed on a ten-year-old patient, suffering with Thalassemia. This is the first time such a rare transplant surgery was performed in
For the 1st time in Wadia hospital uses Ophthalmic Artery chemotherapy procedure to treat a 6-month-old baby with eye cancer Eye cancer or Retinoblastoma accounts for about 2% of all cancers in children For the first time in Mumbai, the hospital conducted its 1st Ophthalmic
