Tag: Thalassemia

No Perfect Match Doesn’t Mean No Hope: Half-Match Bone Marrow Transplants Are Giving Children a Second Chance

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Bengaluru centre records 2,500+ total bone marrow transplants and 228 paediatric BMTs in a single financial year Bengaluru : Finding a suitable bone marrow donor remains one of the biggest challenges for children requiring a transplant. Addressing this critical gap, Narayana Health City has crossed the landmark of 1,000 paediatric haploidentical, or half-matched, bone marrow […]

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Narayana Health doctors treat two rare cases, help child become transfusion-free and clear brain cancer

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Kolkata: Doctors at Narayana Health have reported successful outcomes in two complex cases involving a seven-year-old boy with thalassemia and a 62-year-old man diagnosed with primary CNS lymphoma. The child became free from regular blood transfusions following a haplo-cord transplant, while the older patient achieved complete disappearance of the disease after CAR T-cell therapy. Seven-year-old […]

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55-Year-Old Thalassemia Patient Celebrates Pain-free New Year Post Successful Knee Replacement at Fortis Hospital Anandapur

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Kolkata : For a 55-year-old thalassemia patient, the New Year signifies a remarkable milestone of restored mobility and a pain-free life, achieved through a successful knee replacement surgery under the expert care of Dr. Soumya Chakraborty, Senior Consultant, Orthopedics, Fortis Hospital, Anandapur, Kolkata. The patient had undergone her first successful knee replacement surgery in 2023. Encouraged by […]

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