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Singapore docs: Condition ‘grave’
The 23-year-old gangrape victim flown to Singapore late Wednesday was in “an extremely critical condition” at Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Dr Kelvin Loh, its chief executive, said Thursday. She reached the hospital at 5 am Singapore time and was immediately wheeled into the ICU.
Docs: Bowel transplant tough
Even as the 23-year-old gangrape victim was flown to Singapore’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital for further healthcare, experts in India say that bowel transplant is a tough possibility as of now.
High-end bio-safety facility to open in Pune
India will soon have a facility to contain the most dangerous organisms known to mankind with heightened security.
Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will inaugurate the first-ever Bio-Safety Level-IV facility in Pune on Friday.
Constable death: Row builds over body of evidence
Controversy continued to surround the death of Delhi police constable Subhash Tomar, who was injured during the protests at India Gate. While eyewitnesses and a senior hospital official claimed there were no external injuries, the first post-mortem examination report, released Wednesday, indicated he died of a heart attack triggered by neck and chest injuries.
‘Report doesn’t point to mob injury’
A senior forensic doctor said the post-mortem examination report of Delhi police constable Subhash Tomar does not suggest that he was injured by the mob.
Victim has surgery again, still critical
The 23-year-old gangrape victim underwent another surgery at Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday after which she was put on a ventilator again. Maintaining that the critical period is not yet over, doctors treating her said the next few days would be crucial.
Victim platelet count dips, on ventilator
The 23-year-old gangrape victim underwent another surgery at Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday after which she was put on a ventilator again. Maintaining that the critical period is not yet over, doctors treating her said the next few days would be crucial.
Malaria vaccine may be reality by 2014
A vaccine to combat malaria could become a reality by 2014. While currently there are no licensed vaccines against malaria or any other human parasite, a research vaccine against P.
Govt defines child as anyone under 18
It seems that the government has arrived at a figure more than five years after the Supreme Court directed the government to formulate a uniform definition of a child.
IIT help sought on ultrasound machines
In a bid to keep a tab on misuse of ultrasound machines, the Centre has sought help from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in providing technical assistance to track these machines.
