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Gujarat model state for cadaver donation'
Times of India, India "In India, Gujarat does maximum cadaver donation transplant where relatives of brain-dead people agree that their organs be harvested and given to other people. In our centre, 15 per cent of our transplants are from cadaver donated organs as compared … |
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Two more arrested in kidney racket
Indopia, India Kolkata , Feb 11 Two more persons have been arrested for alleged involvement in an inter-state kidney racket, taking the total number of arrests to eight. "We have proof that the two were close to Partho Mondal, the kingpin who is a resident of Delhi … |
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Health dept seeks report on kidney racket
Times of India, India KOLKATA: The state health department has asked the detective department to submit a report on the inter-state kidney selling racket busted recently in the city. Though six people have been arrested in connection with the racket so far, the kingpin is … |
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Surgeons Find New Way to Remove Donor's Health Kidney
Johns Hopkins Gazette, MD "Since the first laparoscopic donor nephrectomy was performed at Johns Hopkins in 1995, surgeons have been troubled by the need to make a relatively large incision in the patient's abdomen after completing the nephrectomy to extract the donor kidney. … Surgeons Remove Cancerous Kidney with Single Incision, California … Insciences Organisation all 3 news articles |
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WHO Urges Ethical, Safe Practices In Organ Transplantation
eMaxHealth.com, NC In India alone, 150 000 patients suffer from end-stage renal disease, while 200 000 patients need liver transplantation and 80 000 require heart transplants. The non-availability of adequate numbers of donors remains a major challenge. … |
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Symposium on organ donation ends at PGI
Chandigarh Newsline, India Chandigarh The two-day symposium on “Promotion of Deceased Organ Donation” concluded at the PGI on Sunday with nearly 200 delegates from all over the country providing their inputs on spreading awareness on cadaver donation. On the concluding day, … |
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Face-transplants raise difficult ethical questions
Kansas City Star, MO Most innovative surgical procedures fail at first. The first kidney transplant recipients died long, drawn-out deaths. Heart transplantation worked once in the first 100 tries. Liver transplantation was a disaster until new drugs made success possible. … |
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Kidney racket: 3 more held
The Statesman, India KOLKATA, Feb. 8: Three persons, including two employees of a private hospital near Phoolbagan were arrested last night for allegedly being involved in the kidney transplant racket that was busted on Monday. Mr Pradip Mondal (32), Mr Prabuddha … Health dept seeks report on kidney racket Times of India Kidney racket: Three more arrested Kolkata Newsline all 5 news articles |
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Transplant livers may be offered to larger region
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA Projections show this would result in 200 additional transplants among candidates with MELD scores of 25 or higher. Surgeons have said some patients with lower scores benefit from liver transplantation. Research shows that group includes people who … |
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PGI patient exposes illegal kidney racket in Lahore
Times of India, India There is an emphasis on cadaver donation in the guidelines. Not only will it help curtail the organ racket in poverty-stricken pockets but also protect the lives of donors." On their maiden visit to India, both Noel and Francis are keen that the … |