Tag: Conjoined Twins

Cuttack: They are two human beings but share one heart and liver. It is the tale of Nayagarh conjoined twins- Ganga and Jamuna who are now battling for survival at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack. The CT scan and other tests confirmed that the twins share one heart and liver, informed Sishu Bhawan superintendent, Saroj Satpathy. […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal today started walking with support of his mother at AIIMS New Delhi, while his brother Kalia opened his eyes for the first time since being taken off ventilator. Yesterday, Jaga was seen moving with the help of a walker in the hospital. Today, he […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal continues taking steps in the path of recovery as he has started walking with the help of a walker at AIIMS New Delhi. Following the separation surgery of the conjoined twins, both children have showed signs of improvement. Initially, it was Jaga whose health […]

Cuttack: Odisha Government on Saturday announced that it will bear the medical expenses of Nayagarh newborn twins joined at stomach. The twins are currently undergoing treatment at Sishu Bhawan in Cuttack. “The Odisha Government will bear medical expenses of Nayagarh twins joined at stomach. They can be treated here at Sishu Bhawan. If required, we […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today visited AIIMS, New Delhi to inquire about the health condition of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia and prayed for their speedy recovery. After meeting the duo, the CM, who is on a three-day New Delhi visit to discuss important issues related to Odisha, said he […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Kalia, second of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal, has been taken off ventilator support and shifted to the ICU at AIIMS, New Delhi today. According to sources, he is being given semi-liquid food like milk and honey through a feeding tube up his nose. Following the separation surgery of the conjoined twins, […]

New Delhi: Condition of Kalia, one of the separated conjoined twins, has hardly improved after the operation, said Odisha’s Health Minister Pratap Jena today. “As Kalia is being administered dosages for suffering from epileptic fits, he remains drowsy and sleepy all the time,” added Jena. He further stated that the other twin, Jaga, has improved […]

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal continues to show strong signs of improvement as he has started moving his hands and legs freely and is also playing with his favourite toy ball. A mobile video shot inside the general ward of AIIMS New Delhi, where Jaga is under treatment showed […]

Bhubaneswar: Health of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia is improving and they are recovering at a good pace, informed Health Minister Pratap Jena here on Thursday. According to sources, Jaga is consuming rice, dal and eggs with ease and listening to music sitting on his mother’s lap. However, Jena informed that Kalia is […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: While Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal district, has started taking diet orally and showing signs of improvement, Kalia’s condition on the other hand is unpredictable, AIIMS, New Delhi officials informed in a press release today. As per the release, Jaga is happy on his mother’s lap and responding to […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal district was moved out of the ICU to the general ward today, said sources from AIIMS, New Delhi. Earlier, Neurosurgery Department head of AIIMS, Ashok Mohapatra, who is on a tour to Odisha had informed that Jaga had started consuming semi-liquid food like banana […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Jaga, one of the separated conjoined twins of Kandhamal district, has been taken off ventilator support at the AIIMS, New Delhi and is likely to be shifted to the general ward in the next three days, informed doctors today.  However, Kalia is undergoing treatment at the ICU though doctors claimed that condition of […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: Health condition of the separated conjoined twins Jaga and Kalia is stable and is slowly improving, informed AIIMS, New Delhi officials today. AIIMS, in a press release, stated that the condition of Jaga and Kalia is stable but they are in ICU as the duo is still sick and need to stay in […]

New Delhi: Even though the conjoined twins from Odisha, Jaga & Kalia have been successfully separated after a marathon surgery that lasted for nearly 18-hours at AIIMS, New Delhi, the condition of the siblings is still critical. Both the children are now put on the ventilator inside the ICU and are coming out of anesthesia. […]

New Delhi: The conjoined twins of Kandhamal Jaga-Kalia were discharged from the Operation Theatre (OT) this morning after the plastic surgery was completed at around last midnight. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik heaped praise on a team of doctors at New Delhi’s AIIMS for successfully separating craniopagus (joined at the head) infant twins. “Glad to […]