New blood, new hope

Medical science finds a cheaper, better alternative for bone marrow transplant

Matters of the heart

Medical science promises a new lease of life to all potential heart-transplant patients

CHINA

Byte solution for the heart

Doctors may soon use hi-tech computers for the diagnosis of heart patients

Cardiac deaths hereditary

Only the lonely

A second chance

Tinkering with the genes can probably give injured hearts a second chance

Grain of truth

Heart matters

A new drug that improves the survival of diabetics with heart problems

A heart condition

Twist in a clogged tale

A plastic wire can remove life-threatening brain blood clots

Health in news on April 17

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and developments around health

This diabetes drug can prevent cardiovascular, kidney diseases: Study

Dulaglutide reduced heart attacks and strokes by 12%, decreased risks of kidney failure by a third

First heart surgery on foetus in India, 3-D printing saves another baby in US

Despite cutting-edge technologies being available, such surgeries are not easy to perform, say doctors

Exerting pressure

Are exercises like brisk walking and cycling safe for people suffering from acute hypertension? Yes, says a recent study. High blood pressure and …

Tense? Cut down on fat

A lowfat diet can be as effective as any single drug therapy in checking high blood pressure

Affairs of the heart

Not relying purely on preventive measures is being considered a better strategy for heart patients

Down with iron

Evidence indicts excess of iron in the body as reason for coronary diseases and the growth of latent cancers

Dangerous grafting

Public health could be under a serious threat if organ transplants from animals are carelessly conducted

Recovered COVID-19 patients had lasting heart damage, flags study

Around 80 of the 100 patients whose cardiovascular MRIs were examined had some structural changes to heart, finds peer-reviewed study

Genetically modified pig heart took longer than usual to beat for human receiver: Scientists

Longer ECG parameters signal heart diseases

Bombay gasps

Sounding the blood vessels

East is best

A hearty solution