Ahmedabad: Recipients of the organs thank 15 families for new lease of lifeDaily Bhaskar“Across the world, 80% transplants happen through cadaver donation while in India 80% of it happen through live donations. There is a need to reverse this trend,
She laid her head on his chest and listened to the heartbeat she hadn't heard in more than 20 years. Debbie Atkinson, whose husband, Dusty, was the Harley enthusiast who donated his heart, met transplant recipient Dennis Harwood on Wednesday mornin…
Gastro experts await oral treatment for hepatitis CTimes of IndiaIndian National Association for Study of the Liver (INASL) would discuss about liver diseases and the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy of India (SGEI) would talk about the science an…
A semi-retired attorney met Wednesday with the wife and son of the man whose heart was donated to him 20 years ago.
Focus on another indiaIndian ExpressIn the family of German painter Fritz-Munich, the stories of India were retold too often to retain their novelty. His sons knew them by heart and were fed up with them. So, after Fritz-Munich's death, his photogr…
The Oscars are disgusting: Paul CoxTimes of IndiaPANAJI: Probably one of the few directors to go on record to say that he has nothing against plagiarism or even piracy, guest of honour at 2012's closing ceremony, director Paul Cox, has a long conne…
7000 people flaunt 'green heart' stickers on DLsBangalore Mirror“Besides informing them that the licence holder is an organ donor, the green sticker also creates awareness,” says Raj Sethia, director (projects), Gift Your Organ Foundation (…
New Delhi, Nov. 29 — A rare double transplant surgery at a private city hospital gave a new lease of life to a 12-year-old boy from Sudan.Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Gadkarim was suffering from a rare disorder known as Primary Hyperoxaluria, in which levels of …
First 'swap kidney' transplant in HyderabadHindu Business LineDoctors feel that swap kidney transplants could be one way to overcome the current organ shortage in India. “About four to five lakh people are admitted for dialysis every year to …
Different organ-derived stem cell injections improve heart function in ratsNewstrack IndiaWashington, November 28 (ANI): When mesenchymal cells derived from skeletal muscle (SM-MSCs) or adipose tissue (ADSCs) were injected into the heart muscle (myocar…