Health Bulletin 13/ May/ 2024 - Video
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Here are the top health news for the day:
Delhi Hospitals on high alert: Bomb threats emerge following school scare
Days after over 150 schools in Delhi-NCR received an identical threat email claiming that explosives had been planted on their premises, triggering massive evacuations and searches before it was declared a hoax, twenty hospitals too received similar threats on Sunday, said officials.
Twenty hospitals, the IGI Airport and the Northern Railways' CPRO office in Delhi received bomb threats through emails on Sunday, 11 days after similar messages to more than 150 schools in Delhi-NCR sparked a scare of unprecedented scale.
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2 doctors in Jaipur’s private hospital detained for fabricating Organ Transplant NOCs
In connection with a fraudulent case involving the issuance of fake No Objection Certificates (NOCs) for organ transplants, a nephrologist Dr Jitendra Goswami and a urologist Dr Sandeep Gupta of Fortis Hospital have been arrested after police found evidence of their direct involvement.
Police said that the nephrologist of the Fortis Hospital, Jaipur Dr Jitendra Goswami and the urologist Dr Sandeep Gupta have been arrested under sections 419, 420, 471, 370, 120-B of IPC.
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Richard Slayman, the first person to receive a pig kidney, dies two months post-transplant
The first living person to receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig tragically passed away, just two months after the groundbreaking transplant. The recipient, Rick Slayman, underwent the procedure due to complications from dialysis, which required frequent hospital admissions.
Slayman viewed the transplant not only as a personal opportunity but also as a source of hope for others in need of organ transplants. His family expressed gratitude for his role in advancing xenotransplantation. Despite Slayman's optimism upon leaving the hospital after the procedure, his passing has saddened many. The transplant team at Mass General stated that there were no indications linking his death to the recent transplant. They described Slayman as a beacon of hope for transplant patients worldwide and extended heartfelt condolences to his family.
India's new dietary guidelines: Limit sugar intake at 5% of daily calories, none for kids under 2
The new dietary guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR-NIN) recommends no sugar for children under two years old and limiting sugar intake to 5% of daily calories for individuals over two. Another study by ICMR, in collaboration with Madras Diabetes Research Foundation, revealed that one in four Indians is diabetic, pre-diabetic, or obese, largely due to dietary habits and sedentary lifestyles.
Feeding infants and young children with food products containing added sugar has been shown to increase their risk of early childhood obesity and non-communicable diseases later in life, the guidelines stated.
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