08Feb/13

Chhattisgarh's renal transplant patients go kidney 'shopping' to West Bengal – Times of India


Times of India

Chhattisgarh’s renal transplant patients go kidney ‘shopping’ to West Bengal
Times of India
And obviously when there are no other known links between the donor and the recipient, the common factor to bring them together is “money” and presence of a well-oiled interstate racket of sale of human organs. In the past few However, the state

07Feb/13

People asking for likes on Facebook mere 'attention seekers' – Newstrack India

People asking for likes on Facebook mere ‘attention seekers’
Newstrack India
A Massachusetts’ family’s plea for 1000 likes to persuade their dad to buy them a cat attracted more than 110,000 likes and 100,000 shares in just five days, the paper said. One family took advantage of the trend to promote organ donation and raise

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06Feb/13

As families fail to fulfill body donors' pledge, govt to step in by amending law – Indian Express

As families fail to fulfill body donors‘ pledge, govt to step in by amending law
Indian Express
With the number of such cases rising and the growing scarcity of donor bodies in medical colleges for the students to learn about Anatomy, the government has decided to be more strict and amend the Transplantation of Human Organ Act, 2011 by making it

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