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Organ Shortage Deepens: 82,000 Indians Await Organ Transplants Under National Policy
There are many people who are waiting for organ transplants under the national policy. Here are the gaps that need to be addressed to reduce this number, why the wait is long, and the myths that need to be broken to ensure timely organ transplants.
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10-Month-Old Infant Declared Brain Dead Becomes Kerala's Youngest Organ Donor
A 10-month-old baby girl, who lost her life in a road accident, has become the youngest organ donor in Kerala, offering hope and healing to others even in death, officials said on Friday.
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Baek Se-hee, Author Of 'I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki' Dies At 35
Baek Se-hee's 2018 book, which became a cultural phenomenon across the world, dealt with the complex issue of depression.
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Woman Donates Liver To Husband In Pune, Both Die After Transplant Surgery
A woman who donated a part of her liver to her husband died days after he died following a transplant surgery, prompting the Maharashtra health department to issue a notice to a private hospital in Pune, an official said.
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Bengaluru Metro Makes History with First-Ever Organ Transport
History was made in Bengaluru after Metro officials successfully facilitated the transport of a donated human liver for transplant.
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Malayalam Actor Vishnu Prasad Dies After Family Struggled To Arrange Money For Liver Transplant
Vishnu Prasad's daughter had volunteered to donate a part of her liver, but the family was struggling to raise the required Rs 30 lakh for the surgery.
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Hands, Liver Of Brain Dead Man Flown From Indore To Mumbai For Transplantation
A 28-year-old man from Mumbai will now be able to explore things on his own after the hands of a dead trader from Indore were flown on a special flight and transplanted in him, officials said on Tuesday.
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Liver Transplant, Financial Aid: How Kerala Boy Was Saved In 24 Hours
A young boy from Kerala faced a life-threatening situation due to acute jaundice followed by acute liver failure. But, his mother who donated a part of her liver, and his entire village's help with finances helped him survive just within 24 hours.
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Delhi Man, 30, Gets New Lease Of Life As Liver Reaches Him Through Green Corridor
A 28-km green corridor in the national capital was created from Shalimar Bagh to Saket to transport a liver to save the life of a 30-year-old man battling liver cirrhosis, a private hospital here said on Monday.
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Opinion | The 'Ever-Giving' Woman: The Skewed Realm Of Organ Donation In India
Most women are ready to offer their organs to their sick husbands to save their lives, but the reverse rarely happens. Such is the deep-rooted patriarchal bias in society.
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Organ Shortage Deepens: 82,000 Indians Await Organ Transplants Under National Policy
There are many people who are waiting for organ transplants under the national policy. Here are the gaps that need to be addressed to reduce this number, why the wait is long, and the myths that need to be broken to ensure timely organ transplants.
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10-Month-Old Infant Declared Brain Dead Becomes Kerala's Youngest Organ Donor
A 10-month-old baby girl, who lost her life in a road accident, has become the youngest organ donor in Kerala, offering hope and healing to others even in death, officials said on Friday.
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Baek Se-hee, Author Of 'I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki' Dies At 35
Baek Se-hee's 2018 book, which became a cultural phenomenon across the world, dealt with the complex issue of depression.
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Woman Donates Liver To Husband In Pune, Both Die After Transplant Surgery
A woman who donated a part of her liver to her husband died days after he died following a transplant surgery, prompting the Maharashtra health department to issue a notice to a private hospital in Pune, an official said.
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Bengaluru Metro Makes History with First-Ever Organ Transport
History was made in Bengaluru after Metro officials successfully facilitated the transport of a donated human liver for transplant.
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Malayalam Actor Vishnu Prasad Dies After Family Struggled To Arrange Money For Liver Transplant
Vishnu Prasad's daughter had volunteered to donate a part of her liver, but the family was struggling to raise the required Rs 30 lakh for the surgery.
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Hands, Liver Of Brain Dead Man Flown From Indore To Mumbai For Transplantation
A 28-year-old man from Mumbai will now be able to explore things on his own after the hands of a dead trader from Indore were flown on a special flight and transplanted in him, officials said on Tuesday.
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Liver Transplant, Financial Aid: How Kerala Boy Was Saved In 24 Hours
A young boy from Kerala faced a life-threatening situation due to acute jaundice followed by acute liver failure. But, his mother who donated a part of her liver, and his entire village's help with finances helped him survive just within 24 hours.
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Delhi Man, 30, Gets New Lease Of Life As Liver Reaches Him Through Green Corridor
A 28-km green corridor in the national capital was created from Shalimar Bagh to Saket to transport a liver to save the life of a 30-year-old man battling liver cirrhosis, a private hospital here said on Monday.
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Opinion | The 'Ever-Giving' Woman: The Skewed Realm Of Organ Donation In India
Most women are ready to offer their organs to their sick husbands to save their lives, but the reverse rarely happens. Such is the deep-rooted patriarchal bias in society.
