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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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18-Year-Old Gets New Hand, 1st Of Its Kind In India, Claims Hospital
18-year-old Samya Mansoori perhaps received the best birthday gift of her life with a unilateral hand transplant, the first of its kind in India, claimed the authorities at Global Hospital, where she underwent the transplant.
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In A 1st For Madhya Pradesh, Brain Dead Woman's Hands Donated For Transplantation
The hands of a brain dead 52-year-old woman in Indore in Madhya Pradesh were donated for transplantation into a Mumbai-based teen girl, which a health official on Monday said was the first case of its kind in the state.
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Hyderabad Sees India's First Cutting-Edge Lung Transplant
India has become one of a handful of nations including the US and Canada where a "breathing lung transplant" can be conducted - a huge advantage as there is a growing list of those waiting to get new lungs.
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Man Without Limbs Undergoes Rare Bilateral Hand Transplant Surgery At Mumbai Hospital
A rare bilateral hand transplant surgery was conducted successfully at a hospital here on a 22-year-old man who had lost both his hands and feet in a tragic accident.
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Surgeon Behind World's-First Face And Hand Transplants Dies At 80
A pioneering French surgeon who undertook the world's first successful hand and face transplants has died at the age of 80, a friend told AFP on Sunday.
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22-Year-Old Gets World's First Double Hand, Face Transplant
A 22-year-old man from New Jersey who suffered horrific injuries in a car accident has become the world's first person to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant, his medical team announced Wednesday.
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Brain Dead Man Behind Asia's First Lung Transplant On COVID-19 Patient
A brain dead man has breathed new life into a COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection and given new hope to a young Mumbai woman after his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective donors.
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Kerala: 19-Year-Old Student Given Rare Upper-Arm Hand Transplant
A 19-year-old student of chemical engineering at the Manipal Institute of Technology, Shreya Siddanagowda was given an upper-arm double hand transplant, after she lost both her hands in a road accident.
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Telangana CM Offers 25 Lakh For An 11-Month-Old Baby's Liver Transplant
According to a CMO release, 11 month-old Devasani Sriman, son of Hanuman Das from Gajwel town, has been ailing since his birth and his parents are worried because they have no money to get the transplant done. Read the full report here.
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'Spreading Hope' Joins Hands With DaVita For Organ Donation Awareness
Lourd Vijay, professional dancer and Guinness World Record holder, is all set to spread the message of organ donation, underwent surgery for a kidney transplant, has begin a 40-day nationwide awareness campaign, during which he will drive across the length and breadth of the country.
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Boy Shows Off New Hands A Year After Double-Hand Transplant
It's been just over a year since now-9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant - and now he can throw a ball, zip his clothes and write in his journal.
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In A First, A Double Elbow-Level Hand Transplant In Kochi
A 21-year old man has successfully undergone elbow-level double hand transplant at a private hospital in Kochi, claimed to be the first of its kind in the country.
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A Year After Transplant, This Man Extends A Helping Hand To Others
Organ donation usually involves internal organs and eyes. But India's first patient to get a hand transplant last year says his hands are now fully functional. 31-year-old Manu TR now works as a transplant assistant at the hospital which restored his hands -- Kerala's Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
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First Child Double Hand Transplant Announced in US
An eight-year-old American has become the world's youngest recipient of a transplant of both hands, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced on Tuesday.
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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.
-
18-Year-Old Gets New Hand, 1st Of Its Kind In India, Claims Hospital
18-year-old Samya Mansoori perhaps received the best birthday gift of her life with a unilateral hand transplant, the first of its kind in India, claimed the authorities at Global Hospital, where she underwent the transplant.
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In A 1st For Madhya Pradesh, Brain Dead Woman's Hands Donated For Transplantation
The hands of a brain dead 52-year-old woman in Indore in Madhya Pradesh were donated for transplantation into a Mumbai-based teen girl, which a health official on Monday said was the first case of its kind in the state.
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Hyderabad Sees India's First Cutting-Edge Lung Transplant
India has become one of a handful of nations including the US and Canada where a "breathing lung transplant" can be conducted - a huge advantage as there is a growing list of those waiting to get new lungs.
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Man Without Limbs Undergoes Rare Bilateral Hand Transplant Surgery At Mumbai Hospital
A rare bilateral hand transplant surgery was conducted successfully at a hospital here on a 22-year-old man who had lost both his hands and feet in a tragic accident.
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Surgeon Behind World's-First Face And Hand Transplants Dies At 80
A pioneering French surgeon who undertook the world's first successful hand and face transplants has died at the age of 80, a friend told AFP on Sunday.
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22-Year-Old Gets World's First Double Hand, Face Transplant
A 22-year-old man from New Jersey who suffered horrific injuries in a car accident has become the world's first person to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant, his medical team announced Wednesday.
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Brain Dead Man Behind Asia's First Lung Transplant On COVID-19 Patient
A brain dead man has breathed new life into a COVID-19 patient with severe lung infection and given new hope to a young Mumbai woman after his lungs and hands were transplanted to the respective donors.
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Kerala: 19-Year-Old Student Given Rare Upper-Arm Hand Transplant
A 19-year-old student of chemical engineering at the Manipal Institute of Technology, Shreya Siddanagowda was given an upper-arm double hand transplant, after she lost both her hands in a road accident.
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Telangana CM Offers 25 Lakh For An 11-Month-Old Baby's Liver Transplant
According to a CMO release, 11 month-old Devasani Sriman, son of Hanuman Das from Gajwel town, has been ailing since his birth and his parents are worried because they have no money to get the transplant done. Read the full report here.
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'Spreading Hope' Joins Hands With DaVita For Organ Donation Awareness
Lourd Vijay, professional dancer and Guinness World Record holder, is all set to spread the message of organ donation, underwent surgery for a kidney transplant, has begin a 40-day nationwide awareness campaign, during which he will drive across the length and breadth of the country.
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Boy Shows Off New Hands A Year After Double-Hand Transplant
It's been just over a year since now-9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant - and now he can throw a ball, zip his clothes and write in his journal.
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In A First, A Double Elbow-Level Hand Transplant In Kochi
A 21-year old man has successfully undergone elbow-level double hand transplant at a private hospital in Kochi, claimed to be the first of its kind in the country.
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A Year After Transplant, This Man Extends A Helping Hand To Others
Organ donation usually involves internal organs and eyes. But India's first patient to get a hand transplant last year says his hands are now fully functional. 31-year-old Manu TR now works as a transplant assistant at the hospital which restored his hands -- Kerala's Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences.
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First Child Double Hand Transplant Announced in US
An eight-year-old American has become the world's youngest recipient of a transplant of both hands, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced on Tuesday.
