Lucknow doctor brought to Hyderabad for lung transplant
The Hindu
She is battling COVID complications
A resident doctor from Lucknow, who has been battling for life after getting infected with COVID-19 nearly three months ago, was airlifted to Hyderabad to undergo lung transplantation at a corporate hospital here. Currently, the doctor, Sharda Suman, is on ECMO support. The resident doctor from Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS), Lucknow, contracted the infectious disease on April 14 when she was 32 weeks pregnant. As her health condition deteriorated, Dr Suman had to be put on ventilator support and an emergency C-Section surgery was performed on May 1. She was provided with ECMO support post delivery. A three-member committee recommended that she should undergo lung transplantation. The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned ₹1.5 crore for the procedure, said sources.Sitting MP and DMK ally IUML’s candidate K. Navas Kani registered a remarkable victory from Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. While Mr. Navas Kani polled 5,09,664 votes, O. Panneerselvam, Independent candidate supported by the BJP, bagged 3,42,882 votes, AIADMK candidate Jayaperumal secured 99,780 votes and Naam Tamilar Katchi candidate Dr. Chandra Prabha Jeyapaul bagged 97,672 votes. As many as 6,275 voters pressed NOTA button.
Hailed as the “hrudayavanta” (man with a kind heart), cardiologist C.N. Manjunath registered a resounding victory by beating the three-time MP, D.K. Suresh, and sending ripples across Bengaluru Rural seat, a bastion strongly controlled by Mr. Suresh and his brother Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.