Organ Donors

There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals, for which the Health Ministry is in talks with the medical fraternity, state government officials, ethical experts, and NGOs.

Opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals may enlarge the donor pool, but policy concerns and risks remain, experts say.

In a move to enhance communication and efficiency in the organ transplantation process, the Delhi High Court has ordered that donors and recipients must be informed of any deficiencies in their documentation via WhatsApp or email.

The study noted distressing experiences like delirium, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and sexual dysfunction in some cases.

In a bid to encourage organ donation in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that the funeral of organ donors would be performed with full state honours.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that his government would accord full state honours to the funeral of organ donors from the state.

Organ transplants must be made inclusive. It should be like the first shots for the newborn. The Prime Minister must implement the pledge of organ donors, or else unscrupulous operators will make money by harvesting organs at mind-boggling rates.

A British woman was in need of a life-saving kidney transplant, and one day her pet dog sniffed out the perfect kidney donor for her owner.

A 17-year-old girl from Kerala has donated a part of her liver to her father, becoming the youngest organ donor in the country.

Patients aged 65 years and above can also register for receiving organs from a deceased donor now as the Centre has made necessary changes in the regulation, official sources said today.

A minor girl from Kerala's Thrissur district, can now go ahead with her mission to save her ailing father's life by donating a portion of her liver following a green signal given by the Kerala High Court.

Many social media users said that there is no greater act of compassion than donating one of your organs to someone.

An one-year-old Spanish girl has become the world's first recipient of a successful intestine transplant from a donor who died of heart failure, Madrid's La Paz hospital said on Tuesday.

A 19-year-old patient suffering from cardiac ailment received a new lease of life after undergoing an over eight-hour complex transplant surgery of the heart received from a 55-year-old woman in New Delhi, doctors at a private hospital said Today.

The family of a 16-month-old boy who suffered fatal injuries due to a fall and was declared brain dead at the AIIMS in Delhi donated his organs, offering a fresh lease of life to two patients.

There are reports that the Central government is mulling over opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals, for which the Health Ministry is in talks with the medical fraternity, state government officials, ethical experts, and NGOs.

Opening up organ exchange between unrelated individuals may enlarge the donor pool, but policy concerns and risks remain, experts say.

In a move to enhance communication and efficiency in the organ transplantation process, the Delhi High Court has ordered that donors and recipients must be informed of any deficiencies in their documentation via WhatsApp or email.

The study noted distressing experiences like delirium, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and sexual dysfunction in some cases.

In a bid to encourage organ donation in Odisha, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday announced that the funeral of organ donors would be performed with full state honours.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday announced that his government would accord full state honours to the funeral of organ donors from the state.

Organ transplants must be made inclusive. It should be like the first shots for the newborn. The Prime Minister must implement the pledge of organ donors, or else unscrupulous operators will make money by harvesting organs at mind-boggling rates.

A British woman was in need of a life-saving kidney transplant, and one day her pet dog sniffed out the perfect kidney donor for her owner.

A 17-year-old girl from Kerala has donated a part of her liver to her father, becoming the youngest organ donor in the country.

Patients aged 65 years and above can also register for receiving organs from a deceased donor now as the Centre has made necessary changes in the regulation, official sources said today.

A minor girl from Kerala's Thrissur district, can now go ahead with her mission to save her ailing father's life by donating a portion of her liver following a green signal given by the Kerala High Court.

Many social media users said that there is no greater act of compassion than donating one of your organs to someone.

An one-year-old Spanish girl has become the world's first recipient of a successful intestine transplant from a donor who died of heart failure, Madrid's La Paz hospital said on Tuesday.

A 19-year-old patient suffering from cardiac ailment received a new lease of life after undergoing an over eight-hour complex transplant surgery of the heart received from a 55-year-old woman in New Delhi, doctors at a private hospital said Today.

The family of a 16-month-old boy who suffered fatal injuries due to a fall and was declared brain dead at the AIIMS in Delhi donated his organs, offering a fresh lease of life to two patients.