Lung

43-year-old brain dead man gives new lease of life to nine

Selvaraj was declared brain dead when he did not respond well on the treatment and his family members came forward to donate his organs.

Jun 14, 2017, 23:22 PM IST

Researchers develop 3D human lung model to shed light on respiratory diseases

Researchers used the new lung "organoids", tiny 3D structures that mimic features of a full-sized lung, to generate models of human lung diseases in a lab dish.

May 13, 2017, 21:24 PM IST

Indian doctors remove 800-gram tumour from Afghan toddler's chest

According to the doctors, who carried out the surgery on Imran on Tuesday, the tumour had compressed the entire right lung of the child, who weighed just ten kilograms.

May 10, 2017, 09:29 AM IST

Ukrainian breathes easy after double lung-transplant

After fighting a deadly lung condition for nearly seven years, Igor Kravchenko from Ukraine now breathes easy, thanks to a challenging surgery of lungs transplant performed at a hospital here.

Aug 31, 2016, 22:07 PM IST

Sensing tool 'SpiroCall' can measure your lung function over phone call

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Want to know how your lung is functioning? Well, now you can easily know about it over a simple phone call.

May 04, 2016, 13:38 PM IST

Skin psoriasis linked to higher cardiovascular risk

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease which occurs when skin cells grow too quickly, resulting in thick white or red patches of skin.

Oct 12, 2015, 15:25 PM IST