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KGMU Performs First Successful Whole Lung Lavage

Arijit Bose
KGMU

Lucknow — In a groundbreaking achievement, King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has successfully performed its first Whole Lung Lavage (WLL) — a rare, life-saving procedure used to treat Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP), placing the institution among a select few worldwide capable of such advanced intervention. The patient, 40-year-old Aniruddh, arrived with severe breathing difficulties, requiring nearly 15 litres of oxygen per minute. A history of long-term exposure to dust from cement and stone blasting raised suspicion of occupational lung disease. After initial stabilisation with High Flow Nasal Oxygen, diagnostic imaging revealed…

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KGMU Introduces Advanced Insole Technology to Ease Diabetic Foot Pain

Arijit Bose
KGMU

Lucknow : In a significant step toward improving diabetic foot care, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow has launched a new Foot Pressure Analysis Machine in its Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR), aimed at designing customized insoles for patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers. Diabetic foot ulcers are a common and painful complication for individuals with high blood sugar, which damages nerves and blood vessels in the feet. This leads to numbness, reduced sensation, and, in many cases, difficulty in wearing regular footwear. Improper shoes can worsen wounds,…

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Educational tour of Daulatganj Sewerage Treatment Plant organized for KGMU students

Arijit Bose
KGMU

Lucknow: 103 nursing students of 5th semester of King George Medical University (KGMU) made an educational tour of Daulatganj Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP). This event was organized by Suez India under the ‘One City One Operator’ initiative, in which students were given practical information about urban water management and sewage treatment processes. Experts from Suez India explained the functioning of the plant to the students and told how sewage is treated and made reusable here. During this, the role of STP in environmental protection, water recycling and Suez’s contribution to…

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Workshop on TB organised for doctors and health workers

Arijit Bose

Lucknow: A workshop on TB was organised at Kalam Centre of KGMU  for doctors and health workers of three government medical colleges of the capital, King George Medical University, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute and SGPGI along with five private medical colleges, Integral Medical College, Era Medical College, Career Medical College, TS Mishra Medical College and Prasad Medical College. The workshop was organised by District Tuberculosis Centre Lucknow and Respiratory Medicine Department of KGMU. On this occasion, Dr. Suryakant, Chairman of North Zone Task Force of National Tuberculosis Eradication Programme…

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KGMU’s 12 floor night shelter building to make life simpler

Arijit Bose
KGMU

Lucknow: The troubles of the families of the patients coming to KGMU, one of the major hospitals of the capital Lucknow, will now go away. A four-storey night shelter has been built near Shatabdi Hospital for the relatives of patients admitted to KGMU to stay. Now it will be expanded to 12 floors. For this, ONGC has sanctioned Rs 89 crore under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund. With this amount, eight more floors will be built in the night shelter. With this, the attendants will not have to stay…

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