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Two doctors, a battle, and a victory against cancer: Behind India's low-cost CAR T-cell therapy

India, March 1 -- It began with a simple Google search. In 2015, Dr Gaurav Narula, 58, a paediatric haematologist-oncologist at Tata Memorial Hospital, was hoping for a breakthrough in immunology rese... Read More


Charged for 3 surgeries, doctor performs only 2

Mumbai, Feb. 28 -- Twelve days after undergoing surgery at Bombay Hospital in Marine Lines, a 38-year-old housewife Sapna from Bhandup found out that the doctor had not performed one of the three cruc... Read More


Cancer hope: Tata study finds toxicity-reducing agent

MUMBAI, Feb. 27 -- A decade-long research study by Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH) doctors has found that dying cancer cells release cell-free chromatin particles after chemotherapy and radiotherapy that... Read More


SoBo bizman helps KEM restart liver transplants

Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- Nearly 14 years after its first attempt to transplant a live liver failed following the deaths of both recipient and donor, KEM hospital in Parel last week restarted its services, w... Read More


849 HIV patients who left treatment to be tracked

Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- After seeing a significant drop in loss to follow-up (LTFU) cases among registered HIV patients, the Mumbai AIDS Control Society (MDACS), an autonomous body that aims to prevent and... Read More


Mumbai AIDS Control Society to track 849 HIV patients who left treatment

India, Feb. 19 -- After seeing a significant drop in loss to follow-up (LTFU) cases among registered HIV patients, the Mumbai AIDS Control Society (MDACS) have intensified its efforts to track the pat... Read More


TMH felicitates child cancer survivors for helping patients

MUMBAI, Feb. 14 -- For the last seven years, 28-year-old Anamika Soni has been religiously visiting Tata Memorial Hospital twice a week for two hours to teach paediatric cancer patients and survivors ... Read More


Tata Memorial felicitates child cancer survivors helping patients

India, Feb. 14 -- For the last seven years, 28-year-old Anamika Soni has been religiously visiting Tata Memorial Hospital twice a week for two hours to teach paediatric cancer patients and survivors d... Read More


JJ hosp docs cure 14-yr-old boy's genetic disorder

Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- A 14-year-old boy who lost his mobility and was left bedridden for a few months due to a genetic disorder was able to get back on his feet after doctors at JJ hospital successfully ... Read More


In three years, 24/7 free mental health helpline in Mumbai received 119k calls

MUMBAI, Feb. 6 -- Launched three years ago in response to mental health challenges caused and exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, the BMC-Mpower helpline, a corporate-government tie-up, has received... Read More