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The UK fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), said, in 2014, that the daughters eggs could not be released from storage in London because she had not given her full written consent before she had died from bowel cancer at the age of 28. (Photo: Representational Image)

Fertility experts divided on egg donation

Many childless couples want to give embryo donation a shot because it makes it a more biological option, says expert.

14 Dec 2016 7:06 AM IST

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Now, chest pain clinics keep hopes of cardiac patients alive!

Aimed at helping the rural population the clinics provide a simple diagnostic tool to remote rural clinics that patients...

12 Dec 2016 4:15 AM IST

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ISBT: Saving lives with safe, healthy blood

ISBT is one such organisation that works towards providing information to the medical professionals

12 Dec 2016 2:36 AM IST

Around twenty-one hospitals across China plan to adopt Watson for Oncology through an IBM partnership with Hangzhou Cognitive Care of China. (Representational image)

Bengaluru: IBM cancer care a boon for patients

So far, 1,300 people have benefited from cognitive computing platform.

5 Dec 2016 3:24 AM IST

Disabled children at the Cheshire Home in Bengaluru.

Cheshire Homes: Making the world inclusive for disabled

Cheshire Home has won the hearts of the people in the city and across the world.

5 Dec 2016 3:12 AM IST

Amar Singh, Jude Fernandez and Manjul in conversation with DC.

The chat room: Why aren't politicians standing in queues too?'

Rooting out corruption and black money are noble battles, but demonetisation has hit the middle classes hardest.

4 Dec 2016 3:45 AM IST

Foreign patients give Bengaluru a thumbs up for treatment

There are an estimated 600 private hospitals in Karnataka, not taking into account small and medium clinics.

3 Dec 2016 3:11 AM IST

Activists prepare to release campaign materials into the air ahead of World AIDS Day on the banks of the Ganges River in Kolkata, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

HIV Positives, still untouchables...

Even through AIDS epidemic is more than three decades old, the country is still battling with the stigma attached to HIV...

1 Dec 2016 3:40 AM IST

Deloitte employees taking part in Impact Day

When number crunchers bring smiles to kids' faces

DC talked to S.V. Nathan, Partner and Chief Talent Officer, Deloitte India, about the company's hands-on approach to CSR...

28 Nov 2016 5:46 AM IST

Although lifestyle changes are the most effective way to combat obesity, they can be hard work and difficult to maintain. (Photo: AFP)

Bengaluru Anti-Obesity Day: Check stress, watch your diet

Those with a body mass index (BMI) of 21 kg/m2 and above are at a risk.

26 Nov 2016 4:13 AM IST

The patient at BGS Global Hospital

Bengaluru: Hospital helps Nigerian man breathe easy

Patient put on heart-lung machine during surgery.

25 Nov 2016 2:43 AM IST

The World Health Organisation estimated that globally, 10% of adults and up to 30% of children are affected by influenza every year. (Representational image)

Bengaluru: Got the sniffles? It's that time of year!

The flu or influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by influenza A or B viruses and is spread through sneezing...

22 Nov 2016 6:48 AM IST