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Support of Karnataka Government saved the lives of two international patie
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 24 (ANI/PRNewswire): Manipal Hospitals take immense pride in announcing the successful recovery of two international citizens, who were in urgent need of organ transplantation during the ongoing pandemic.
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Immune system discovery paves way to lengthen organ transplant survival: S
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 9 (ANI): While the chronic rejection of transplanted organs is the leading cause of transplant failure, a new discovery suggests that the innate immune system can specifically remember foreign cells, which could pave the way to drugs that lengthen long-term surviva
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Technologies which will change our life in the next decade
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): For the first time human life changed significantly in the 20th century after several centuries of incremental progress. After hundreds of years of social, economic and political change technology were the harbinger of a complete transformation. Commercial el
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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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India to train intensivists, anesthesia experts for organ transplant coord
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): After signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Spain to enhance the efficacy of organ donation in India, the Union Health Ministry is planning to train intensivists and anesthesia experts for organ transplant coordinating activities. The training of
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Rajasthan Health Minister cities 'medical complications' as reason for lon
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Ajmer (Rajasthan) [India], June 21 (ANI): Health Minister Raghu Sharma on Friday cited "medical complications" as a reason for long waiting lists for organ transplants across the state.
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Organ Donation Day: Facts to know when looking for organ transplantation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): There are a large number of people still waiting for a transplant and it is a fact that these patients will succumb to their ailments due to an insufficient number of organ donors.
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Cabinet approves proposed Indo-Spain MoU on organ transplant services
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] May 24 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Transplant Organization, Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality of Spain and the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Healt
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Pushing organ donation programme forward in Asia
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): With Asia lagging behind the rest of the world in the field of organ donation and transplantation, the Indian Society of Organ Transplantation (ISOT) is organising a midterm meeting in Chennai for its promotion.
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CII says organ transplantation 'un-Islamic'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 24 (ANI): Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and Wafaq-ul-Madaris have termed the Organ and Tissue Transplant (amendment) Bill 2016 as 'non-Islamic' and decided to challenge it in court.
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Minor's heart flown across Kerala to save life
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), July 20 (ANI): The heart of a 15-year-old boy, who was declared brain-dead, was transported from Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi for organ transplant on Tuesday.
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Illegal kidney racket, the ugly side of healthcare in India (Update)
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 11 (ANI): Organ transplant trafficking is one of the fastest, but least reported crimes in India as well as in other countries around the world. It has often been described as a deep-rooted menace affecting the medical profession, both domestically and globally.
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