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Breakthrough In Organ Transplantation: Surgeons Revive "Dead" Heart For Infant Transplant
Surgeons at Duke University have successfully transplanted a revived "dead" heart into a three-month-old baby, offering new hope for infants in need of heart transplants and potentially increasing the donor pool.
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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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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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World Health Organization Looks Ahead To Life Without The US
World Health Organization officials will join donors and diplomats with one question - how to cope with crises without their main funder, the US.
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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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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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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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Organ Donor In US Wakes Up On Operating Table As Doctors Prepare To Remove His Heart
A nightmarish incident unfolded at a US hospital when an organ donor woke up on the operating table just as doctors prepared to remove his heart.
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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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Organ Exchange Between Unrelated People May Enlarge Donor Pool: Experts
Opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals may enlarge the donor pool, but policy concerns and risks remain, experts say.
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High Court Mandates Notification Via WhatsApp, Email For Organ Transplant Documentation
In a move to enhance communication and efficiency in the organ transplantation process, the Delhi High Court has ordered that donors and recipients must be informed of any deficiencies in their documentation via WhatsApp or email.
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Organ Transplant: Donor's Organs Influence Recipient's Personality, Claims Study
The study noted distressing experiences like delirium, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and sexual dysfunction in some cases.
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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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Tamil Nadu To Perform Last Rites Of Organ Donors With Full State Honours
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that his government would accord full state honours to the funeral of organ donors from the state.
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Blog: PM's Call For Organ Donation Needs Nationwide Support
Organ transplants must be made inclusive. It should be like the first shots for the newborn. The Prime Minister must implement the pledge of organ donors, or else unscrupulous operators will make money by harvesting organs at mind-boggling rates.
_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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Breakthrough In Organ Transplantation: Surgeons Revive "Dead" Heart For Infant Transplant
Surgeons at Duke University have successfully transplanted a revived "dead" heart into a three-month-old baby, offering new hope for infants in need of heart transplants and potentially increasing the donor pool.
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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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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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World Health Organization Looks Ahead To Life Without The US
World Health Organization officials will join donors and diplomats with one question - how to cope with crises without their main funder, the US.
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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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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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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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Organ Donor In US Wakes Up On Operating Table As Doctors Prepare To Remove His Heart
A nightmarish incident unfolded at a US hospital when an organ donor woke up on the operating table just as doctors prepared to remove his heart.
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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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Organ Exchange Between Unrelated People May Enlarge Donor Pool: Experts
Opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals may enlarge the donor pool, but policy concerns and risks remain, experts say.
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High Court Mandates Notification Via WhatsApp, Email For Organ Transplant Documentation
In a move to enhance communication and efficiency in the organ transplantation process, the Delhi High Court has ordered that donors and recipients must be informed of any deficiencies in their documentation via WhatsApp or email.
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Organ Transplant: Donor's Organs Influence Recipient's Personality, Claims Study
The study noted distressing experiences like delirium, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and sexual dysfunction in some cases.
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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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Tamil Nadu To Perform Last Rites Of Organ Donors With Full State Honours
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that his government would accord full state honours to the funeral of organ donors from the state.
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Blog: PM's Call For Organ Donation Needs Nationwide Support
Organ transplants must be made inclusive. It should be like the first shots for the newborn. The Prime Minister must implement the pledge of organ donors, or else unscrupulous operators will make money by harvesting organs at mind-boggling rates.
