Blood disorder

World Thalassaemia Day: Getting the regular blood transfusions are not enough. read more

An official at JJ Hospital’s blood bank said none of the negative blood types were available at the hospital. “We have been facing shortage for the past three weeks,” the official said. read more

Despite improvement in the medical technologies for the treatment of haemophilia, health experts believe that nearly 80 per cent of Indians with the serious blood disorder are not diagnosed due to the absence of proper diagnostic facilities in the remote... read more

The government is setting up a National Stem Cell Registry to create an India-specific bone-marrow donor database for treatment of life-threatening blood disorders such as blood cancer, thalassaemia, sickle-cell anaemia and haemophilia. read more

Pune has around 600 to 800 patients living with thalassemia major and the Thalassemia Society of Maharahstra managed to help 70 from Pune and western Maharashtra in applying for the disability certificate read more

Over the last decade, 77-year-old Thadharam Tolani has held 290 camps in 200 cities across seven states to spread awareness about thalassemia read more

Pregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy, compared to those without the condition, according to a study. read more