India  

2-month-old 'bubble baby' gets bone marrow transplant

IndiaTimes Saturday, 30 December 2023
A two-month-old girl with bubble baby syndrome undergoes bone marrow transplant (BMT) in Mumbai. Anisha Bandekar, brought from Karwar, Karnataka, to Wadia Hospital, underwent BMT at 19 days old. Stem cell matches were found from donor registries. Anisha's parents had a child who died from infection, leading to the early diagnosis of severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). This case highlights the importance of early diagnosis and collaboration between medical professionals and donor registries.
0
shares
ShareTweetSavePostSend
 

You Might Like


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Mumbai Mumbai Capital of Maharashtra, India

Chennai-Mumbai IndiGo flight with 172 passengers on board receives bomb threat mid-air, makes emergency landing

An IndiGo flight 6E-5314 from Chennai to Mumbai received a bomb threat on Saturday, June 1, 2024, resulting in a full emergency being declared at the Mumbai..
DNA

Chhota Rajan convicted in 2001 murder case of Mumbai hotelier Jaya Shetty

The court is likely to decide the quantum of punishment later in the day.
DNA

Mumbai local train news: Railway's 63 hour mega block to affect more than 900 trains till..

As services of local as well as long-distance trains are expected to be affected during the block period, the railways have appealed to commuters to avoid..
DNA

Karnataka Karnataka State in southern India

Prajwal set to land tomorrow; to be arrested instantly: Karnataka home minister

Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna, 33, wanted for sexually abusing several women, is expected to land in Bengaluru from Munich in..
IndiaTimes

Karwar Karwar City in Karnataka, India

51, including 30 bike riders, killed in Karnataka in 24 hours

Alok Kumar, ADGP and commissioner for road safety, Bengaluru, said most deaths were due to reckless driving. Tumakuru district topped the chart with seven..
IndiaTimes

Related news from verified sources

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi demands lifting ban on hijab from Congress government in Karnataka

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday demanded an order from the Congress government of Karnataka to withdraw the ban on hijab. "They (Congress) have been...
IndiaTimes

Karnataka: North-south divide in BJP surfaces as Yatnal to skip legislature meet

Vijayendra's elevation as state BJP president and R Ashoka as leader of the opposition in the assembly has caused a north-south rift within the Karnataka BJP....
IndiaTimes

Maharashtra BJP MLAs hold protest in Nagpur against Priyank Kharge's remark on Savarkar

Reacting to Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge's comment suggesting the removal of the portrait of India's freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar from the...
IndiaTimes