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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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Landmark Surgery May Pave Way For Legalising Broader Organ Exchange Model
In a groundbreaking medical feat, two men in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore have been given a new lease of life after undergoing India's first inter-hospital liver swap transplant - a move that required a special court order to override current rules.
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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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Myths Debunked: Watch Out For These Myths About Your Liver Health
Liver Health Myths: The liver can function at a reduced capacity for a long time before showing signs of distress. Read on as we list some of the most common myths surrounding liver health.
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Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For First Time
Chinese doctors said that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For The First Time In China
Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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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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Why Are Scientists Planning To Grow Livers In Space?
Growing tissues in labs on Earth can be a challenging task as gravity pulls cells into contact with the bottom of a plate or dish.
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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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Air Force Plane Airlifts Liver From Pune, Saves Army Veteran In Delhi
The Indian Air Force deployed its Dornier aircraft at short notice to airlift a team of doctors from the Army Hospital in Delhi to retrieve a liver from Pune to save the life of an army veteran.
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Brazilian Influencer Maria Sofia Valim, 19, Dies After Emergency Liver Transplant
Her untimely death was confirmed in a statement by her father, Vitor Valim, who is the mayor of the municipality of Caucia in Ceara.
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After 25 Years, India's 1st Child Liver Transplant Recipient Becomes Doctor
Sanjay Kandasamy, a 20-month-old child from Tamil Nadu, became India's first successful paediatric liver transplant recipient in 1998. Now, 25 years after his transplant, life has come full circle for him as he is now a successful doctor himself.
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Supreme Court Comes To Rescue Of US Boy, Allows Indian Cousin To Donate Liver
Taking note of the "peculiar circumstance", the Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a three-year-old US citizen in critical need of liver transplant by permitting his distant Indian cousin to donate the organ.
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Supreme Court Saves US Boy's Life, Permits Indian Cousin To Donate Liver
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a three-year-old boy, a US citizen in critical need of liver transplant, by permitting his distant Indian cousin to donate the organ, saying it is not an appropriate case to consider the legal requirement.
_640x480.jpg?downsize=245:163 "Organ Donation Week: Actors Swara Bhasker, Gul Panag Flag Off The Nationwide #MoreToGive Walkathon To Urge People To Donate Organs")
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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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Landmark Surgery May Pave Way For Legalising Broader Organ Exchange Model
In a groundbreaking medical feat, two men in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore have been given a new lease of life after undergoing India's first inter-hospital liver swap transplant - a move that required a special court order to override current rules.
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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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Myths Debunked: Watch Out For These Myths About Your Liver Health
Liver Health Myths: The liver can function at a reduced capacity for a long time before showing signs of distress. Read on as we list some of the most common myths surrounding liver health.
-
Chinese Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For First Time
Chinese doctors said that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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Doctors Implant Pig Liver In Human For The First Time In China
Chinese doctors said Wednesday that they had transplanted a liver from a genetically modified pig into a brain-dead human for the first time, raising hopes of a live-saving donor option for patients in the future.
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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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Why Are Scientists Planning To Grow Livers In Space?
Growing tissues in labs on Earth can be a challenging task as gravity pulls cells into contact with the bottom of a plate or dish.
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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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Air Force Plane Airlifts Liver From Pune, Saves Army Veteran In Delhi
The Indian Air Force deployed its Dornier aircraft at short notice to airlift a team of doctors from the Army Hospital in Delhi to retrieve a liver from Pune to save the life of an army veteran.
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Brazilian Influencer Maria Sofia Valim, 19, Dies After Emergency Liver Transplant
Her untimely death was confirmed in a statement by her father, Vitor Valim, who is the mayor of the municipality of Caucia in Ceara.
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After 25 Years, India's 1st Child Liver Transplant Recipient Becomes Doctor
Sanjay Kandasamy, a 20-month-old child from Tamil Nadu, became India's first successful paediatric liver transplant recipient in 1998. Now, 25 years after his transplant, life has come full circle for him as he is now a successful doctor himself.
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Supreme Court Comes To Rescue Of US Boy, Allows Indian Cousin To Donate Liver
Taking note of the "peculiar circumstance", the Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a three-year-old US citizen in critical need of liver transplant by permitting his distant Indian cousin to donate the organ.
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Supreme Court Saves US Boy's Life, Permits Indian Cousin To Donate Liver
The Supreme Court has come to the rescue of a three-year-old boy, a US citizen in critical need of liver transplant, by permitting his distant Indian cousin to donate the organ, saying it is not an appropriate case to consider the legal requirement.
