Liver Transplant

US FDA grants accelerated approval to Genfit, Ipsen's liver disease drug

Ipsen added that standard approval for Iqirvo may be contingent on confirmatory trials

Wockhardt Hospitals launches early recovery program for liver transplant

The hospital group also claims that the ERP program improves the survival rate of the patients by approximately 2-3 per cent while enhancing patient outcomes through advanced techniques

Torrent, Zydus collaborate to bring liver disease treatment to India

Saroglitazar Mg received approval in March 2020 for NASH treatment and later expanded its indications to include NAFLD

After 2 years of pandemic, medical tourism in India on a rise: Report

The 'flattening' of the third wave of Covid-19, easing restrictions and removing government quota on private hospitals can be attributed to the rise in medical tourism

Research suggests livers can stay functional for over 100 years

According to researchers from the University of Texas (UT) there is a small, but growing, subset of livers that have been transplanted and have a cumulative age of more than 100 years.

Hepatitis cases in children draw concern in US, CDC says Covid not a factor

The CDC said adenovirus may be the cause of these reported cases, but other potential environmental and situational factors are still being investigated

Delhi corridor helps transport liver from airport to hospital in 11 minutes

The corridor was established at 6.40 pm from terminal-3 of the airport to Institute of Liver and Biliary Science Hospital in Vasant Kunj