India to See a Rise in Organ DonationsINDOlinkIn 2012 Mumbai witnessed 43 kidneys and 18 livers being donated. However, the situation seems gloomy in the rest of the nation as organs are obtainable to only 10 percent of the patients who need them, said…
'Dharavi not a slum; it's Asia's largest small-scale industry' – Daily News & Analysis
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‘Dharavi not a slum; it’s Asia’s largest small-scale industry’
Daily News & Analysis In 2011, when Ranjan was in India during his summer break, he visited Dharavi again and saw how the lives of thousands of residents living in small dwellings were being destroyed by the government, which was looking at redeveloping the area. Shot in … |
NSW trails on organ donation – The Australian
ABC OnlineNSW trails on organ donationThe AustralianOTA national medical director Jonathan Gillis emphasised that transplants were still rare, given the strict guidelines around organ donation. Organs can only be transplanted from people who die in hos…
Recipients’ registry yet to be collated, 3 cadavers go unused
In the edgy world of organ donation, where demand far outstrips supply, four cadaver liver donors found no takers in the city due to the lack of a registry of recipients. While one found a taker in Mumbai and another awaits one, two …
Recipients' registry yet to be collated, 3 cadavers go unused – Pune Mirror
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Recipients’ registry yet to be collated, 3 cadavers go unused
Pune Mirror Jupiter hospital, which has a tie-up with Delhi-based Medanta Institute of Liver Transplantation, got its team of surgeons from Delhi to Pune to retrieve the liver and transport it to Thane to complete the transplant. The fourth prospective donor at … |
Buzzer in the neck gives heart patients a new lease of life – Daily Mail
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Buzzer in the neck gives heart patients a new lease of life
Daily Mail My GP referred me to the cardiac unit at Bristol Royal Infirmary, where I was diagnosed with heart failure — the attack had weakened my heart and it wasn’t able to pump blood properly. I was prescribed medication, including beta blockers, and I also … |
Cold Weather and Flu Adds to Blood Donation Shortage – KCAU
Cold Weather and Flu Adds to Blood Donation ShortageKCAUCold Weather and Flu Adds to Blood Donation Shortage. Posted: Monday, January 21, 2013 7:15 PM EST. Updated: Monday, January 21, 2013 7:19 PM EST. More Local NewsMore>> · Propane Tank…
Heart attack organ donor pilot scheme – Scotsman
Heart attack organ donor pilot schemeScotsmanPreviously, those who have suffered a cardiac arrest either at home or in the community have not been able to do this, even if they had made it clear they wanted to be an organ donor. But a pilot project at …
Norman Man Makes 280th Blood Donation – news9.com KWTV
High Point UniversityNorman Man Makes 280th Blood Donationnews9.com KWTVA Norman resident made his 280th blood donation to the Red Cross on Monday. Tom Ward, who has been donating blood since 1960 when he was 18 years old, donated his 35th gallon of bl…
Stem cell surgery a success for local cat
A stem cell transplant study led to a Lowcountry cat taking part in a ground-breaking treatment Monday morning. Now, the experimental study might give her a new lease on life.