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Liver transplants: Frequently Asked Questions answered by a renowned liver...
The liver is one of the most vital organs in our body which processes nutrients and gets rid of toxins. It plays a vital role in maintain the body’s metabolic balance. Sadly, liver-related diseases are...
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Heart transplants – how are they done?
Recently a 19-year-old boy, Veer Anjaneyulu, a pharmacy student got a new lease on life. Suffering from a debilitating condition of the heart, Veer was left feeling constantly breathless, weak and with...
View ArticleBe a superhero, be a stem cell donor – save a life (Expert Interview)
Did you always want to be a superhero? Make a difference in someone’s life? Here’s your chance… Every year thousands of people suffering from leukaemia, thalassaemia, aplastic anaemia and other blood...
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Remaining physically active before heart transplant can increase survival rates
Many patients who need heart transplant to survive lose the battle midway as the waiting period for a donor heart often gets prolonged. But those who remain physically active have greater chances of...
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Eight lives saved through organ transplant at AIIMS
Doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday saved eight lives through cadaver organ donation. The donor was a 45-year-old woman victim of a road accident who received...
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Now a urine test to detect alcohol use by liver transplant recipients
Liver transplant recipients who relapse to alcohol have a poorer survival rate than abstinent patients, medical evidence suggests. Now, new research confirms that a urinary ethyl glucuronide (uEtG)...
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Humans may use pig’s heart to survive?
Scientists have said that using hearts from genetically modified pigs to help patients waiting for transplants is a possibility in near future. In controversial research at the United States national...
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21-year-old gets new heart thanks to a brave mother in Chennai
The mother of a 21-year-old woman who got a new heart saluted Tuesday the authorities, doctors and people of Chennai for helping her daughter get a new lease of life. ‘My heart goes out for the brave...
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Pakistani boy undergoes kidney, liver transplant in Noida
A nine-year-old Pakistani boy underwent successful kidney and liver transplant surgery here after his relatives donated the body organs. Amaar Asif was suffering from primary hyperoxaluria (excessive...
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New protocol almost triples preservation time of donor livers
In a new hope for patients in need of organ transplant, scientists have developed a system that can help preserve the organs longer. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in the US could...
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Himachal men donating organs for wives
In a pleasant new trend in Himachal Pradesh, husbands are increasing coming forward to donate organs to their wives. Doctors from private hospital Fortis, who were here Tuesday to talk about the...
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High intensity exercise safe for heart transplant survivors
High-intensity exercise can help stable heart transplant patients reach higher levels of exercise capacity and gain better control of their blood pressure than moderate intensity exercise, a study...
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Kerala’s first pancreas-kidney transplant performed in Kochi
A hospital in Kerala has successfully conducted a pancreas-kidney transplant. It was one of the first combined transplantation procedure done in Kerala and a third one in India. This complex...
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Organ donation – all your queries answered
Recently, a family was in the news after ‘volunteering’ to donate their brain-dead son’s organs in Delhi. The doctors at AIIMS worked for 10 hours to harvest 32 different organs. The family’s decision...
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Intestinal transplant: How it can save the Delhi rape victim’s life
Recently the news has been flooded with how the Delhi rape victim has been offered an intestinal transplant by Sir Gangaram Hospital. The offer was communicated by D.S. Rana, the Chairman of Sir...
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Techie undergoes successful intestinal transplant
On November 24 a team of 30 doctors at Medanta Hospital in Delhi performed a successful intestinal transplant. It might not be India’s first though as a similar procedure was carried out at Sir...
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Organ donation: Rules you should know
An HIV positive man has managed to get a kidney transplant after seven months and fourteen days of waiting. The man’s mother was willing to donate her kidney, but had to wait for seven months, for...
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Organ Donation: Maharashtra Government does away with NOC
The Maharashtra government has taken a step towards making organ donation between close family members much easier. On Friday, the state government had decided to do away with the no-objection...
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Rising cadaver transplant rates bring hope to patients
There’s hope for patients awaiting a kidney transplant. In just three months this year (2013), the city has seen 16 cadaver kidney transplants. More than last year’s which stood at 43, show figures put...
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Organ Donation Day: Hundreds die in India for lack of organs
Neera Yadav (name changed), a 20-year old college student suffering from an end-stage renal disease, was in desperate need of a kidney transplant. Though her parents went from pillar to post, they...
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