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Organ Donation: In India less than one per million population donate, lowe
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Roughly 5 lakh people die annually in India due to lack of an organ donor but with less than one per million people opting to donate, the organ donation rate in the country is one of the lowest in the world, according to estimates.
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A Delhi Boy's initiative to connect Donors and NGOs through his online pla
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 07 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India has around 3.2 million registered Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) - that is more NGOs per capita than hospital beds in the country.
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Living-donor liver transplant offers numerous advantages over deceased don
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): A recent study has highlighted the advantages of living-donor liver transplant over deceased-donor.
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Rahul Gandhi appeal to 'young friends' to donate blood
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 14 (ANI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to the social media platform to appeal to the youths for donating blood on the occasion of World Blood Donor Day on Friday.
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Here's why many kidney transplants fail
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 16 (ANI): Genetic incompatibility may be the reason why many kidney transplants fail, even when donors and recipients are thought to be well-matched, a recent study has observed.
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In a first, a drone delivers kidney to a transplant patient
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Maryland [USA], May 1 (ANI): A kidney patient, who waited eight long years for a donor, was able to finally undergo a transplant. Thanks to a drone which ensured the organ was carried in the minimum time possible.
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Ayushmann Khurrana, Annu Kapoor team up for 'Dream Girl'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 21 (ANI): Bollywood powerhouse Ayushmann Khurrana is all set to team up with his 'Vicky Donor' co-star Annu Kapoor for his upcoming film.
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Yami Gautam reminisces 7 years of 'Vicky Donor'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 20 (ANI): Yami Gautam and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer film 'Vicky Donor', which did extremely well on the box office has completed 7 years of its making. Yami took to her Instagram handle and shared a long message and throwback pictures of the shoot.
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Not against electoral bonds but against anonymity of donors: EC tells SC
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Apr 10 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was not against the issuance of electoral bonds for the funding of political parties but was against the anonymity of the donors and hence, wanted transparency in the scheme.
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Adolescent female blood donors at risk for iron deficiency and associated
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study now finds that female adolescent blood donors are more likely to have low iron stores and iron deficiency anaemia than adult female blood donors and nondonors, which could have significant negative consequences on their developing brains.
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Made-to-order human kidneys may soon become reality
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers have now successfully grown functional mouse kidneys inside rats from just a few donor stem cells.
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NHRC seeks details from TN Govt, Union Health Ministry on reports of trans
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the media reports that a teenage donor, whose blood infected a pregnant woman with HIV, attempted suicide at his home in Tamil Nadu as the families struggled to deal with the tragedy
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