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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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IndiGo Transports Heart From Vadodara To Mumbai In 2.5 Hours, Saves Life
Low-cost carrier IndiGo successfully transported a live organ - a donated heart - from Vadodara to Mumbai under 2.5 hours last week.
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Organs Of Teen Declared Brain Dead Give New Lease Of Life To 4 Patients
The family of a 13-year-old girl, who suffered cerebral oedema and was subsequently declared brain dead at a hospital here, donated her organs, helping four patients suffering from end-stage organ failure in Chandigarh and Mumbai, the hospital said
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500 Recovered Patients From Dharavi, Once A Covid Hotspot, To Give Plasma
Mumbai's Dharavi, once a COVID-19 hotspot, soon tackled coronavirus effectively and has it under control - for now. The sprawling slum has now taken the lead in plasma donation as well to fight the pandemic. A primary screening was organized in the densely populated slum for an upcoming plasma donation camp in the area where 25 per cent of recovere...
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Heart Transported From Mumbai-Delhi In 2.5 Hours For Transplant Surgery
A heart harvested from a 42-year-old man in Mumbai was today transported aerially and through green corridors to a hospital in Delhi, covering a distance of about 1,100 km in over two-and-a-half hours, officials said.
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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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After She Was Declared Brain Dead, 11-Year-Old Gives New Life To Patients
An 11-year-old brain dead girl became the source of new life to three patients in Maharashtra after her vital parts heart, liver and a kidney, were taken through 'green corridor' from here to rain-battered Mumbai and to Pune and Solapur.
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Mumbai: Hospital Completes 2 Heart-Transplants In 4 Hours
A hospital in Mumbai completed two successful heart transplants over a period of four hours on Thursday. The survivors included 24-year old college student and a 58-year old man, both critical patients of dilated cardiomyopathy.
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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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Ukranian National Receives Heart From Indian Donor
A 27-year-old Ukranian national got a new lease of life after she underwent heart transplant at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai following organ donation by the family of a young road accident victim in Surat
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Sheena Bora Murder Accused Indrani Mukerjea Says She Wants To Donate Organs, 75 Per Cent Of Property
While the CBI has been claiming that primary motive behind the murder of Sheena Bora was financial gain, her mother and prime accused in the case Indrani Mukerjea today told a court in Mumbai that she wanted to donate 75 per cent of her property, and also her organs.
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How Dabbawalas Are Encouraging Mumbai Residents To Turn Organ Donors
About 5,000 Mumbai dabbawalas, who deliver nearly two lakh lunch boxes daily, are not just encouraging others but also pledging their own organs.
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'It's a shame I couldn't donate my son's heart'
"We wanted our son's heart to keep beating after his death, to give someone else life, but it will never happen." The father who donated his son's liver, kidney, and eyes after he died in a road mishap has an overwhelming remorse: that he could not donate his heart "because Mumbai does not have experienced hands to make it happen". Last Saturday, 2...
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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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IndiGo Transports Heart From Vadodara To Mumbai In 2.5 Hours, Saves Life
Low-cost carrier IndiGo successfully transported a live organ - a donated heart - from Vadodara to Mumbai under 2.5 hours last week.
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Organs Of Teen Declared Brain Dead Give New Lease Of Life To 4 Patients
The family of a 13-year-old girl, who suffered cerebral oedema and was subsequently declared brain dead at a hospital here, donated her organs, helping four patients suffering from end-stage organ failure in Chandigarh and Mumbai, the hospital said
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500 Recovered Patients From Dharavi, Once A Covid Hotspot, To Give Plasma
Mumbai's Dharavi, once a COVID-19 hotspot, soon tackled coronavirus effectively and has it under control - for now. The sprawling slum has now taken the lead in plasma donation as well to fight the pandemic. A primary screening was organized in the densely populated slum for an upcoming plasma donation camp in the area where 25 per cent of recovere...
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Heart Transported From Mumbai-Delhi In 2.5 Hours For Transplant Surgery
A heart harvested from a 42-year-old man in Mumbai was today transported aerially and through green corridors to a hospital in Delhi, covering a distance of about 1,100 km in over two-and-a-half hours, officials said.
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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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After She Was Declared Brain Dead, 11-Year-Old Gives New Life To Patients
An 11-year-old brain dead girl became the source of new life to three patients in Maharashtra after her vital parts heart, liver and a kidney, were taken through 'green corridor' from here to rain-battered Mumbai and to Pune and Solapur.
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Mumbai: Hospital Completes 2 Heart-Transplants In 4 Hours
A hospital in Mumbai completed two successful heart transplants over a period of four hours on Thursday. The survivors included 24-year old college student and a 58-year old man, both critical patients of dilated cardiomyopathy.
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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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Ukranian National Receives Heart From Indian Donor
A 27-year-old Ukranian national got a new lease of life after she underwent heart transplant at a hospital in neighbouring Mumbai following organ donation by the family of a young road accident victim in Surat
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Sheena Bora Murder Accused Indrani Mukerjea Says She Wants To Donate Organs, 75 Per Cent Of Property
While the CBI has been claiming that primary motive behind the murder of Sheena Bora was financial gain, her mother and prime accused in the case Indrani Mukerjea today told a court in Mumbai that she wanted to donate 75 per cent of her property, and also her organs.
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How Dabbawalas Are Encouraging Mumbai Residents To Turn Organ Donors
About 5,000 Mumbai dabbawalas, who deliver nearly two lakh lunch boxes daily, are not just encouraging others but also pledging their own organs.
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'It's a shame I couldn't donate my son's heart'
"We wanted our son's heart to keep beating after his death, to give someone else life, but it will never happen." The father who donated his son's liver, kidney, and eyes after he died in a road mishap has an overwhelming remorse: that he could not donate his heart "because Mumbai does not have experienced hands to make it happen". Last Saturday, 2...
