A 45-year-old man from Hyderabad suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and in dire need of an organ transplant got a new lease of life on Wednesday. The liver donated by noted poet from Vijayawada Vegunta Mohan Prasad, also known as 'Mo', who was declared brain dead on August 2 at a hospital in
If one says that the overcoming the grief of the death of your is the most devastating moment for parents then taking the decision to donate your only childs organs is something unbelievable. But this altruist family of Raghurams just did that. You heart melts out to this shock of realizing that
With the Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University laying emphasis on increasing the capacity among health and allied health professionals, considering the huge gap between demand and supply, a number of institutions have begun offering specialised, job-oriented courses in the sector.
To those who refuse to donate organs citing religions reasons, Francis Delmonico, president-elect of the World Transplantation Society, asks, Does you religion prevent you from being a recipient?
Francis Delmonico, president-elect of the World Transplantation Society, asks those who refuse to donate organs citing religions reasons, Does you religion prevent you from being a recipient?
Health Minister D.L. Ravindra Reddy on Monday pledged to donate his organs and promised to convince the Rajiv Arogyasri Healthcare Trust to donate Rs. 1 crore to kick-start the Jeevandaan project for promoting cadaver transplantation in the State.
Cases of organ failure are bound to increase manifold in India in the next five to 10 years, given the burgeoning number of people with diabetes, hypertension, and borderline or end-stage renal diseases.
Dr Sunil Shroff, professor and head of the department, Urology and Renal Transplantation at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, recently won the TiECON Chennais Social Entrepreneur of the Year award.
The state's organ transplant registry has crossed a milestone. Since its inception in September 2008, the registry has recorded donations of 1,008 organs and valves from more than 175 brain-dead patients.
