Patients Waiting For Organ Transplants
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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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New Digital Push: Gujarat Develops Software To Make Organ Transplants More Efficient
The Gujarat government is developing a special registration software for patients awaiting organ donations.
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Organ Taken To Mumbai While Goa Patient Waits For Harvested Cadaver, Probe Ordered
A brain dead man's organs harvested at a private hospital in Goa were taken to Mumbai instead of being donated to a patient waiting for transplant at a state-run hospital, prompting the health department to order an inquiry into it.
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Bid To Speed Transplants With Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys
Some patients facing a years-long wait for a kidney transplant are jumping ahead in line thanks to a startling experiment: They're agreeing to an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.
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Helicopter crash kills 3, puts transplant on hold
A helicopter that was on its way to retrieve a heart for transplant crashed in northern Florida, killing all three on board and leaving the transplant patient having to wait for another organ to become available.
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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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New Digital Push: Gujarat Develops Software To Make Organ Transplants More Efficient
The Gujarat government is developing a special registration software for patients awaiting organ donations.
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Organ Taken To Mumbai While Goa Patient Waits For Harvested Cadaver, Probe Ordered
A brain dead man's organs harvested at a private hospital in Goa were taken to Mumbai instead of being donated to a patient waiting for transplant at a state-run hospital, prompting the health department to order an inquiry into it.
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Bid To Speed Transplants With Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys
Some patients facing a years-long wait for a kidney transplant are jumping ahead in line thanks to a startling experiment: They're agreeing to an organ almost sure to infect them with hepatitis C.
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Helicopter crash kills 3, puts transplant on hold
A helicopter that was on its way to retrieve a heart for transplant crashed in northern Florida, killing all three on board and leaving the transplant patient having to wait for another organ to become available.
