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12-Year-Old Girl’s Organ Donation Saves 4 Lives in Mumbai

16 Jul 2024

A 12-year-old girl from Santacruz, Mumbai, has given a new lease on life to 4 people through organ donation after being declared brain dead. Vaidehi Bhau Tanavde, who had been battling immune thrombocytopenia—a rare autoimmune disease leading to dangerously low platelet counts—since 2020, suffered severe intracranial bleeding and was declared...

Rare Disease Caused by a “Flesh-Eating Bacteria” Can Kill you Within 48 Hours; Know the Symptoms and Precautions

15 Jun 2024

A deadly disease caused by a rare "flesh-eating bacteria" is spreading rapidly in Japan, as reported by Bloomberg on Saturday. As of June 2, a total of 977 cases of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) have been reported in the country. This figure surpasses the previous record of 941 cases...