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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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Kolkata's 12-Year-Old Who Battled Kidney Failure Gifts Life To 1, Vision To 2
Having battled renal failure for over a year, 12-year-old Umang Galada from Kolkata finally got a kidney transplant earlier this month, but suffered a cardiac arrest hours after the surgery, which led to brain death.
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16-Month-Old Boy Becomes Odisha's Youngest Organ Donor, Saves 2 Lives
A 16-month-old boy from the city became Odisha's youngest organ donor, giving new life to two patients, an AIIMS-Bhubaneswar official said on Monday.
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After Teen Son's Death, Army Soldier Donates His Organs, Saves 6 Lives
Arshdeep Singh, son of an Army soldier, died in a road accident earlier this month, but he helped save six lives after his father, Havildar Naresh Kumar of the Mahar Regiment, decided to donate his son's organs.
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13 Km In 13 Minutes: Hyderabad Metro Creates Green Corridor, Transports Heart
The green corridor created on January 17 at 9:30 PM, facilitated the transportation of a donor heart from LB Nagar's Kamineni Hospitals to Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-pul.
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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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2-Year-Old Kenyan Boy Becomes Youngest Pancreatic Donor In India
Two-year-old Kenyan boy Prosper became the youngest pancreatic donor in India, saving two lives. He gave the gift of sight to the other two.
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Opinion | Organ Donation: India May Soon Have A Patient-Friendly System
There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals, for which the Health Ministry is in talks with the medical fraternity, state government officials, ethical experts, and NGOs.
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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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Monitor ICU Brain Deaths For Better Organ Donation Rate: Centre To States
The Centre has asked states to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients, saying poor identification and certification of such cases is keeping the organ donations rate at low levels in the country.
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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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Brain Dead Soldier's Organs Give New Lease Of Life To 2
The family members of a CRPF soldier in Odisha's Khurda district on Monday donated his heart and liver following his brain death.
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Delhi Painter Gets Hands Back As Organ Donation Meets Surgical Excellence
A painter who lost both hands in a tragic accident is about to hold his brush again, thanks to the surgical excellence of a group of Delhi doctors and a woman's organ donation pledge that transformed four lives.
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Organ Donors' Funeral To Be Held With State Honours In Odisha: Naveen Patnaik
In a bid to encourage organ donation in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that the funeral of organ donors would be performed with full state honours.
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4-Year-Old Brain-Dead Girl Saves Lives Of Two Patients In Chandigarh
A four-year-old girl, declared brain dead following an accident, gave a new lease of life to two patients suffering from end-stage renal failure at the PGIMER here after her parents donated her 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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Kolkata's 12-Year-Old Who Battled Kidney Failure Gifts Life To 1, Vision To 2
Having battled renal failure for over a year, 12-year-old Umang Galada from Kolkata finally got a kidney transplant earlier this month, but suffered a cardiac arrest hours after the surgery, which led to brain death.
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16-Month-Old Boy Becomes Odisha's Youngest Organ Donor, Saves 2 Lives
A 16-month-old boy from the city became Odisha's youngest organ donor, giving new life to two patients, an AIIMS-Bhubaneswar official said on Monday.
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After Teen Son's Death, Army Soldier Donates His Organs, Saves 6 Lives
Arshdeep Singh, son of an Army soldier, died in a road accident earlier this month, but he helped save six lives after his father, Havildar Naresh Kumar of the Mahar Regiment, decided to donate his son's organs.
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13 Km In 13 Minutes: Hyderabad Metro Creates Green Corridor, Transports Heart
The green corridor created on January 17 at 9:30 PM, facilitated the transportation of a donor heart from LB Nagar's Kamineni Hospitals to Gleneagles Global Hospital, Lakdi-ka-pul.
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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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2-Year-Old Kenyan Boy Becomes Youngest Pancreatic Donor In India
Two-year-old Kenyan boy Prosper became the youngest pancreatic donor in India, saving two lives. He gave the gift of sight to the other two.
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Opinion | Organ Donation: India May Soon Have A Patient-Friendly System
There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals, for which the Health Ministry is in talks with the medical fraternity, state government officials, ethical experts, and NGOs.
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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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Monitor ICU Brain Deaths For Better Organ Donation Rate: Centre To States
The Centre has asked states to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients, saying poor identification and certification of such cases is keeping the organ donations rate at low levels in the country.
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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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Brain Dead Soldier's Organs Give New Lease Of Life To 2
The family members of a CRPF soldier in Odisha's Khurda district on Monday donated his heart and liver following his brain death.
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Delhi Painter Gets Hands Back As Organ Donation Meets Surgical Excellence
A painter who lost both hands in a tragic accident is about to hold his brush again, thanks to the surgical excellence of a group of Delhi doctors and a woman's organ donation pledge that transformed four lives.
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Organ Donors' Funeral To Be Held With State Honours In Odisha: Naveen Patnaik
In a bid to encourage organ donation in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that the funeral of organ donors would be performed with full state honours.
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4-Year-Old Brain-Dead Girl Saves Lives Of Two Patients In Chandigarh
A four-year-old girl, declared brain dead following an accident, gave a new lease of life to two patients suffering from end-stage renal failure at the PGIMER here after her parents donated her organs.
