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Topic: lungs

Mumbai doctor performs lung transplant in Chennai despite ambulance accident in Pune

The accident happened Monday in Pimpri Chinchwad town near Pune. Later that day, Dr Sanjeev Jadhav performed lung transplant surgery on 26-year-old patient in Tamil Nadu.

Roasting at home exposes you to air pollution worse than Delhi’s. What you can do about it

Food that is burned, seared or braised during cooking can produce tiny particles called particulate matter. When inhaled, these particles can worsen asthma.

Oral cancer in India could get $3.2 billion in the next ten years. Tobacco is the culprit

We can cut the risk of oral cancers by 50% within 5 years and also save 3.5 million hectares of land. We only need to curb smoking and tobacco.

Microplastic found in human blood is alarming. It’s deeper than you think

It is possible to breathe in microplastics. Scientists have detected microplastics deep in the lungs of living people for the first time.

Holding your breath could increase risk of contracting Covid, IIT-Madras study finds

Study by IIT Madras researchers reveals that airborne viruses are more likely to deposit in lungs in those who have low breathing rate.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement treaty with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.