New data reveals why patients from the US and UK are flocking to India for organ transplantsIn 2023, India conducted 1,851 organ transplants for foreign nationals, accounting for nearly 10% of all transplants. The majority of these...
04 Aug, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
In first bilateral hand transplant in north India, dying patient saves four livesMeena Mehta, Admin. Head of New Greenfields School, Kalkaji, demonstrated selfless care for others through posthumous organ donation. Her o...
20 Jan, 2024, 09.34 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh traffic police establishes 310 km green corridor from Jabalpur to Bhopal for organ transportationMadhya Pradesh traffic police have successfully established a green corridor spanning 310 kilometers to facilitate organ transportation wit...
22 Sep, 2023, 02.06 PM IST
18-year-old, Dibya Disha Nanda thrives in Odisha after groundbreaking dual organ transplantBiswambhar Nanda, Dibya Disha's father, shared that while her mother was willing to donate a portion of her liver, doctors deemed it too sm...
19 Jul, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
Apollo Hospitals ties-up with Bombay Hospital to boost liver transplants in MumbaiThe collaboration with Bombay Hospital will increase access to Apollo’s advanced liver transplant program for patients across the Mumbai Me...
18 Oct, 2022, 06.45 PM IST
Covid-19: Doctors caution of liver damage linked to giloyProving that certain herbs and traditional medicines taken to ward off Covid-19 could cause severe harm, Mumbai doctors found at least six ...
04 Jul, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Don't ignore fatty liver disease. Swollen feet, excessive sleepiness can be signs of underlying failureThere is an increasing incidence of cancer among patients with fatty liver as well.
19 Apr, 2021, 12.22 PM IST
Over 100 liver transplantations done in 10 years: ILBSSeveral pediatric liver transplants that took place at the ILBS were because of the help of the "government or crowd funding", according to...
09 Mar, 2021, 10.21 PM IST
Avoid high-calorie food, drink wisely and exercise right for a healthy liverLiver diseases are typically linked to alcohol abuse. But obesity too can lead to non-fatty liver disease.
24 Jan, 2017, 08.30 AM IST
Belle Vue Clinic & Medanta-Medicity to set up advanced Liver Clinic in Eastern IndiaThe Medanta Liver Team, having performed nearly 2,500 liver transplants, runs one of the world’s largest liver transplant centres, with mor...
09 Nov, 2016, 05.30 PM IST
How transplant pricing fails the patientRecipients are mostly forced to go to corporate hospitals as there aren't enough transplant centres in public sector hospitals.
10 Aug, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
Mastering multi-organ transplants to save the critically illA week ago, doctors at a private hospital in Kerala did an elbow-level double hand transplant for a 22-year-old whose hands were burned.
08 Aug, 2016, 11.35 AM IST
More hospitals including Max Healthcare, Manipal Hospitals revisit their transplant systems after Apollo kidney racketApart from Apollo, Max Healthcare and Manipal Hospitals have also decided to revisit their approval systems for organ transplants to make s...
15 Jun, 2016, 09.13 PM IST
New device can revive dead hearts for transplantTransplant surgeons claim to have used a 'heart-in-a-box' device to "revive" hearts from people who have recently died and use the organs t...
07 Sep, 2015, 04.34 PM IST
Vilasrao Deshmukh in critical condition, portfolio given to Vayalar RaviDeshmukh, who was admitted to a private hospital here for a liver-related ailment, was in a critical condition and under observation.
07 Aug, 2012, 10.29 PM IST
Vilasrao Deshmukh on life support as kidneys, liver failA week ago, Deshmukh himself felt his condition was deteriorating, and he was admitted to the Breach Candy hospital in the city.
07 Aug, 2012, 12.45 PM IST
- Cadaver organ transplants fail to make a mark here
Despite existence of a comprehensive law on organ transplantation, India seems to have failed to make a mark in cadaveric organ donation an...
06 Nov, 2006, 12.13 AM IST