Organ Donors
- All
- News
- Videos
- Photos
-
India Sees 4-Fold Increase In Organ Transplants, Over 4.8 Lakh Citizens Register To Donate Organs
In a significant development, organ transplants have seen a 4-fold increase in the country -- from less than 5,000 in 2013 to nearly 20,000 in 2025, according to the government.
-
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.
-
US Women Are Getting Fat Injected From Dead People's Bodies To Achieve Hourglass Figure
The fat is harvested from organ and tissue donors who have donated their bodies to science.
-
Pig Organ Transplants May One Day Outperform Human Donors, Says Leading Surgeon
A US clinical trial using gene-edited pig kidneys has begun, with experts saying xenotransplantation could one day offer safer and more effective alternatives to human donor organs.
-
Heart For Transplant Flown From Thanjavur To Chennai, Saves 33-Year-Old Man
Taking organ donation and transplantation to a new high, a harvested heart from a brain-dead donor in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur was airlifted by a special chopper and successfully transplanted into a critically ill patient in Chennai.
-
Integrating Traditional Medicine With Global Health Standards: AYUSH Ministry, WHO Sign Landmark Agreement
According to a Ministry of AYUSH release on Monday, the meeting, held from December 20 to 21, follows the landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Donor Agreement signed between WHO and the Ministry on May 24.
-
Scientists Create One Kidney That Can Match Any Patient, No Matter The Blood Type
Scientists have developed a universal kidney transplant by converting a donor kidney to blood type O, enabling compatibility with any recipient.
-
US Woman Wakes Up From Coma Moments Before Organ Donation Surgery
On the day of the procedure, one of her sisters observed movement, and a doctor asked Ms Gallegos to blink, which she did, indicating she was still alive.
-
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.
-
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.
-
India Sees 4-Fold Increase In Organ Transplants, Over 4.8 Lakh Citizens Register To Donate Organs
In a significant development, organ transplants have seen a 4-fold increase in the country -- from less than 5,000 in 2013 to nearly 20,000 in 2025, according to the government.
-
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.
-
US Women Are Getting Fat Injected From Dead People's Bodies To Achieve Hourglass Figure
The fat is harvested from organ and tissue donors who have donated their bodies to science.
-
Pig Organ Transplants May One Day Outperform Human Donors, Says Leading Surgeon
A US clinical trial using gene-edited pig kidneys has begun, with experts saying xenotransplantation could one day offer safer and more effective alternatives to human donor organs.
-
Heart For Transplant Flown From Thanjavur To Chennai, Saves 33-Year-Old Man
Taking organ donation and transplantation to a new high, a harvested heart from a brain-dead donor in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur was airlifted by a special chopper and successfully transplanted into a critically ill patient in Chennai.
-
Integrating Traditional Medicine With Global Health Standards: AYUSH Ministry, WHO Sign Landmark Agreement
According to a Ministry of AYUSH release on Monday, the meeting, held from December 20 to 21, follows the landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Donor Agreement signed between WHO and the Ministry on May 24.
-
Scientists Create One Kidney That Can Match Any Patient, No Matter The Blood Type
Scientists have developed a universal kidney transplant by converting a donor kidney to blood type O, enabling compatibility with any recipient.
-
US Woman Wakes Up From Coma Moments Before Organ Donation Surgery
On the day of the procedure, one of her sisters observed movement, and a doctor asked Ms Gallegos to blink, which she did, indicating she was still alive.
-
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.
-
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.
