At a time when many people often get overwhelmed because of a health challenge, these stories not only showcase medical expertise but the resilience of many Indians suffering across the country
Updated On: 2025-11-09 12:56 PM IST
Compiled by : Nascimento Pinto
In a post-Covid world, dealing with health can often become more difficult than before. While hospitals across India provide some of the best treatment, some of these stories from cities across India including Kolkata and Chennai will give you all the hope you need.
Mizoram woman battles years of kidney failure to deliver two babies naturally
In a story that redefines resilience and medical triumph, a 37-year-old woman Lallianpuii from Aizawl in Mizoram, has achieved the extraordinary, she conceived naturally twice, first in 2023 and again in 2025, after undergoing two kidney transplants, in Kolkata.
Lallianpuii was first diagnosed with chronic kidney disease over a decade ago and underwent her first kidney transplant in 2012. After developing graft rejection, she required a second transplant in 2020. Despite the physical and emotional challenges of lifelong immunosuppressive therapy, she defied all odds by conceiving naturally twice
Chennai doctors give new lease of life to 58-year-old woman with severe heart and kidney disease
Doctors in Chennai have successfully treated a 58-year-old woman suffering from severe kidney disease (on dialysis), liver problems, and advanced heart disease, using India’s first indigenously developed Mitral Clip device—MyClip.
This marks a major milestone in making advanced cardiac care accessible and affordable in India.
For three years, the patient struggled with severe breathlessness, swollen feet, and extreme fatigue, unable to carry out daily activities. She was diagnosed with severe Mitral Regurgitation (MR)—a heart valve condition where blood leaks backward in the heart, causing worsening symptoms and heart failure risk.
Kolkata: Japanese doctor gives 59-year-old man with severe heart condition a new lease of life
Doctors in Kolkata gave a 59-year-old man a new lease of life after he underwent a highly complex CTO-angioplasty using IVUS guidance.
The treatment was conducted under the supervision of Dr Norihiro Kobayashi, a renowned Interventional Cardiologist from Yokohama City Hospital in Japan, at Manipal Hospital Broadway.
The man was admitted under Dr Arijit Ghosh, HOD – Interventional Cardiologist, at the hospital with complaints of chest pain on exertion. Coronary angiography revealed a critical blockage in the left coronary artery and a 100 per cent blockage in the right coronary artery, a condition known as Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO).
Kolkata: Five-year-old boy makes miraculous recovery after major lung surgery
Doctors in Kolkata have successfully treated a five-year-old boy, for a massive right-sided pleural empyema, which is a serious infection marked by the accumulation of pus in the space between the lungs and the chest wall.
The boy, a resident of Alipurduar, had been experiencing high fever and severe breathing difficulties for nearly a week before being admitted to a local hospital in North Bengal. As his condition deteriorated, he was referred to a Hospital in Mukundapur.
