Tag: Hepatitis C

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of two back to back botched-up blood transfusion cases, the State Health department has sought a report from the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) regarding the incidents, which have raised a question on the safety of blood transfusion in the state. After attending a high level meeting convened to take stock of […]

Bhubaneswar: Days after the botched up blood transfusion at Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) at Burla, another such case of callousness of hospital authorities has come to fore. This time the victim is a thre- year old girl of Balasore. Parents of Tazeen Parween alleged that their daughter has been […]

New Delhi: Infections of hepatitis C are 83 per cent more prevalent among people living in north India, says a report from SRL Diagnostics. Hepatitis, with five types of viruses namely A, B, C, D and E, refers to the inflammation of liver and can be self-limiting or progress, causing liver fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or […]