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Simplification in corneal transplantation rules to boost cornea donation a
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a notification regarding the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Amendment) Rules, 2025, in accordance with the Government's objective to enhance equitable access to organ and tissue transplantation services.
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MoHAP celebrates 1,000 organ donations by Hayat Program
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has announced that the National Programme for Donation and Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues (Hayat) has successfully completed 1,000 post-mortem organ donations since its inception in 2017.
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Business of selling human organs extracted from prisoners by Chinese govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As the selling of human organs, extracted from illegally detained prisoners is going on unchecked, the growing business competition among Chinese medical institutions and the greed of Chinese officials is reportedly now giving rise to kidnapping teenagers from poor Chinese families and killi
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Ethical ancient DNA research must involve descendant communities
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The analysis of ancient DNA allows scientists to trace human evolution and make important discoveries about modern populations. The data revealed by ancient DNA sampling can be valuable, but the human remains that carry this ancient DNA are often those of the ancestors of modern Indigenous g
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Mass inclusion of modern medicine tools in China like DNA profiling gives
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese authorities have since 2016 been conducting mass DNA collection programs in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR).
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Altering of genes can lead to malformations of organs in babies: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
A research lead by German scientists from University of Bonn claims that any mutilation in genes can go fatally wrong for the subsequent development of human organs at nascent stage.
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Xenotransplantation solution to donor organ shortage in India, says Nephro
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): As surgeons in the United States had successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a brain-dead human, senior Nephrology Specialist and transplant physician at Fortis Hospital, Chennai, Dr NK Ganesh Prasad said that such transplants can eventuall
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Nothing like 'criminal kidney': Kerala HC observes criminal antecedents of
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 1 (ANI): The Kerala High Court recently reiterated that the criminal antecedents of a donor are not criteria to be considered by the authorisation committee for transplantation of human organs.
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60 bodies recovered in U'khand glacier burst
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 18: Sixty bodies and 27 human organs have been recovered from different places, out of which 31 bodies and 01 human organs have been identified, said State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Thursday.
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Be an organ donor. Light up someone's world
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi/Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 13 (ANI/Mediawire): Organ transplant is one of the greatest medical marvels of the twentieth century which has saved the lives of several patients. August 13 is observed as "Organ Donation Day". The reason for observing this day is to spread a
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Human organs of brain-dead man in Kerala airlifted for transplant
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 21 (ANI) The Kerala Police on Tuesday transported a human heart, a hand, and a small intestine in a helicopter from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi.
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China harvesting organs from minorities, including Uighur Muslims: Activis
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 29 (ANI): China was accused of harvesting organs from prosecuted minority groups, during a United Nations Human Rights Council meeting earlier this week.
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