In what could be termed as an act of fearlessness, an ambulance carrying a cadaver heart from Pune managed to reach Mumbai in 1 hour and 35 minutes saving the life of a 14-year-old boy suffering from a heart condition. Authorities had to create a green corridor between the two cities to allow the heart to reach Mumbai in the stipulated time which otherwise would have taken at least three […]

Wireless pacemaker fitted on two patients in the UK Could revolutionise treatment of heart rhythm problems The new device is a tenth of the size of current pacemakers Wire-free pacemakers the size of a pill have been fitted in British patients for the first time. The operations have been described  as a ‘milestone moment’ that could  revolutionise the treatment of heart rhythm problems and cut the risks linked to traditional […]