In Odisha, the parents of a girl named Damayanti Mahanta made a compassionate decision to donate her organs after she was declared brain-dead due to a brain stroke. Damayanti, 14 years old, had been battling chronic kidney disease and undergoing dialysis for several months. In a historic development for AIIMS Bhubaneswar, surgeons successfully retrieved Damayanti’s […]
While scientists found the first cases of the Zika virus in Jaipur, Rajasthan, scientists have also found trails of the Zika virus from other parts of India. Scientists examining Guillian-Barre syndrome (GBS) in southern India found the presence of antibodies against Zika. Research published on the latest neurology issues states that the Zika virus may […]
Even more dramatic, three major In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) centres in Alabama suspended their business after a significant court decision that quickly spread to the state. The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling, which classified embryos conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) as children, started a debate rampage and has become a controversial legal and ethical issue, […]