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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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This Dutch Man Is Recognised As Longest-Surviving Heart Transplant Patient
Four decades after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition and given just six months to live, Bert Janssen has set a Guinness World Record as the longest-surviving transplant patient.
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Pig Hearts Transplanted Into Two Dead Persons in Quest to Save Humans With Animal Organs
Researchers in New York have transplanted pig hearts into two brain dead people to study the effects of animal organ transplants in humans. The attempts to use pig hearts in humans follows the failed attempt to transplant one in a dying Maryland man, before scientists make another attempt on a living person.
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US Researchers Test Pig-to-Human Transplant in Donated Body
Researchers reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs.
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In A First, Hyderabad Metro Train Transports Live Heart For Transplant
For the first time, a heart harvested from a brain dead man for transplant in a needy patient was transported in a metro train in Hyderabad on Tuesday with the Hyderabad Metro Rail creating a green corridor for 21 km between two city stations, officials said.
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Rare Simultaneous Heart, Lungs Transplant Saves Two Lives In Hyderabad
A Delhi-based man with post-Covid lung fibrosis and a heart patient from Andhra Pradesh will be able to start the New Year with hope for a better life, thanks to a team of Hyderabad doctors who pulled off a challenging double transplant surgery.
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Heart For Transplant Reaches AIIMS From Delhi Airport Through Green Corridor In 12 Minutes
The Delhi Police has provided a fast-moving green corridor of over 18 km for an ambulance carrying a live heart from the airport to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, officials said.
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Man Injured In Durga Puja Accident Saves Six Lives By Donating Organs
A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.
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Green Corridor Provided For Organ Transport From Delhi Airport To AIIMS
The Delhi Traffic Police on Friday provided a green corridor for the transport of a live heart from the Indira Gandhi International Airport to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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Here's What You Should Eat After Going Through A Heart Transplant Surgery
Nutritionist Pooja Malhotra suggests a few dietary tips for patients who go through a heart transplant surgery. Take a look.
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Brain Dead Man's Family Helps Save 4 Lives By Donating His Organs
A 38-year-old brain dead man's organs have saved four lives after his family decided to donate them, a hospital has said.
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10 Myths About Organ Donation
Organ donation is when a person allows healthy transplantable organs and tissues to be removed, either after death or when alive, and transplanted into another person. Common transplantations include: kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs, bones, bone marrow, skin, and corneas. There are a lot of myths about organ donation. Lets find o...
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Live: More To Give Walkathon - A Step Towards Organ Donation
Every year, 4 lakh people die waiting for organs in India. There is an urgent need to inform people about the need and importance of organ donation. The organ donation rate in India is a dismal 0.5 persons per million population. Each one of us can become a donor and help save lives. To show support for the cause, people from all walks of life a...
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Traffic Cops Help Transport Heart Over 18 km In 16 Minutes In Delhi
A green corridor was set up from Indira Gandhi International Airport to a hospital in New Friends Colony in New Delhi to transport a live heart for transplantation in a patient, as the over 18 km distance was covered within 16 minutes.
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Heart, Liver Of Brain Dead Youth Gives New Life To 2
A 21-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead, gave a fresh lease of life to two patients by donating his heart and liver.
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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.
-
This Dutch Man Is Recognised As Longest-Surviving Heart Transplant Patient
Four decades after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition and given just six months to live, Bert Janssen has set a Guinness World Record as the longest-surviving transplant patient.
-
Pig Hearts Transplanted Into Two Dead Persons in Quest to Save Humans With Animal Organs
Researchers in New York have transplanted pig hearts into two brain dead people to study the effects of animal organ transplants in humans. The attempts to use pig hearts in humans follows the failed attempt to transplant one in a dying Maryland man, before scientists make another attempt on a living person.
-
US Researchers Test Pig-to-Human Transplant in Donated Body
Researchers reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs.
-
In A First, Hyderabad Metro Train Transports Live Heart For Transplant
For the first time, a heart harvested from a brain dead man for transplant in a needy patient was transported in a metro train in Hyderabad on Tuesday with the Hyderabad Metro Rail creating a green corridor for 21 km between two city stations, officials said.
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Rare Simultaneous Heart, Lungs Transplant Saves Two Lives In Hyderabad
A Delhi-based man with post-Covid lung fibrosis and a heart patient from Andhra Pradesh will be able to start the New Year with hope for a better life, thanks to a team of Hyderabad doctors who pulled off a challenging double transplant surgery.
-
Heart For Transplant Reaches AIIMS From Delhi Airport Through Green Corridor In 12 Minutes
The Delhi Police has provided a fast-moving green corridor of over 18 km for an ambulance carrying a live heart from the airport to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, officials said.
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Man Injured In Durga Puja Accident Saves Six Lives By Donating Organs
A private hospital in Kolkata has retrieved the heart, liver, kidneys and corneas of a young male donor, declared brain dead and transplanted to six different people.
-
Green Corridor Provided For Organ Transport From Delhi Airport To AIIMS
The Delhi Traffic Police on Friday provided a green corridor for the transport of a live heart from the Indira Gandhi International Airport to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
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Here's What You Should Eat After Going Through A Heart Transplant Surgery
Nutritionist Pooja Malhotra suggests a few dietary tips for patients who go through a heart transplant surgery. Take a look.
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Brain Dead Man's Family Helps Save 4 Lives By Donating His Organs
A 38-year-old brain dead man's organs have saved four lives after his family decided to donate them, a hospital has said.
-
10 Myths About Organ Donation
Organ donation is when a person allows healthy transplantable organs and tissues to be removed, either after death or when alive, and transplanted into another person. Common transplantations include: kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs, bones, bone marrow, skin, and corneas. There are a lot of myths about organ donation. Lets find o...
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Live: More To Give Walkathon - A Step Towards Organ Donation
Every year, 4 lakh people die waiting for organs in India. There is an urgent need to inform people about the need and importance of organ donation. The organ donation rate in India is a dismal 0.5 persons per million population. Each one of us can become a donor and help save lives. To show support for the cause, people from all walks of life a...
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Traffic Cops Help Transport Heart Over 18 km In 16 Minutes In Delhi
A green corridor was set up from Indira Gandhi International Airport to a hospital in New Friends Colony in New Delhi to transport a live heart for transplantation in a patient, as the over 18 km distance was covered within 16 minutes.
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Heart, Liver Of Brain Dead Youth Gives New Life To 2
A 21-year-old youth, who was declared brain dead, gave a fresh lease of life to two patients by donating his heart and liver.
