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What is shelf-stable synthetic blood? The scientific advancement that could transform battlefield and emergency careA revolutionary synthetic blood is nearing human trials. This freeze-dried product can be stored for years at room temperature. It can be r...- India performed record 18,900 organ transplants in 2024: J P NaddaIndia saw a record 18,900 organ transplants in 2024, said Union Health Minister J P Nadda. This placed India third globally. Nadda spoke at...
- His blood was special. Australian blood donor saved lives of 24 lakh babies. Who was James Harrison?James Harrison, known as the 'Man with the Golden Arm,' passed away at 88. His blood donations, which spanned over six decades, helped save...
- 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...
- Digital database of organ donors on cards for smooth transplantsThe register will serve as a single platform with Aadhaar authenticated data for all donors and patients waiting for organ transplant to en...
- 'My son will live in them': Mother of 8-year-old Odisha boy whose organs were donated after deathAfter the cremation of her eight-year-old son, a mother in Bhubaneshwar found solace in the belief that he would live on through others by ...
- Health Ministry working on 'One Nation, One Organ Allocation' policyWorking towards firming up the policy, the ministry has already recommended states to remove the domicile criterion for registering those s...
- IndiGo saves life in Mumbai, carries heart from Vadodara in 2.5 hoursThe Gurgaon-based airline delivered the heart from the operation theatre to Global Hospital in two hours and twenty-two minutes, well withi...
- How crowdfunding is helping amid second Covid-19 waveCrowdfunding platforms such as Ketto, Milaap, and ImpactGuru.com have seen a significant surge in online donations since the second wave of...
- COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donorsThe recipient, identified only as a woman from Japan's western region of Kansai, is recovering after the nearly 11-hour operation on Wednes...
- Kick the butt: Smoking can worsen severity of Covid infectionAccording to the researchers, smoking may have resulted in more severe corona infection.
- Experts explain how Delhi plasma bank will function; who can donate and who can'tAmid rising coronavirus cases, the bank has been established in the premises of the Delhi government-run Institute of Liver and Biliary Sci...
- Karnataka's first bloc transplant on a recipient at Narayana Health68 year old man from Bangalore, got a new life as he underwent heart and lungs transplant at Narayana Health City, Bangalore. The donor is ...
- Need a rare organ? The Million Donor Project app will solve your problemThe free app makes one share his decision to donate an organ with friends & family, by employing an SMS intimation.
- India's organ deficiency: How struggle for second chance at life gets extremely difficultWhile statistics show donations are not nearly enough to meet the requirements, the issue is not just about getting more people to donate o...
- Government will get cracking on organ donation policy in a week: Health Minister J P NaddaUnion health minister Nadda said the government would take steps within a week to develop a policy mechanism and address the institutional ...
- Major religions view organ donation as charity: Tina Ambani"It is a sensitive issue in India owing to religious misgivings, fear and trepidation about lack of reliable medical infrastructure."
- Who can donate organs in India, when and howFor organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs ...
- 'Dead' hearts transplanted into living patients in world firstThe team at the lung transplant unit of the hospital announced they had transplanted three heart failure patients using donor hearts that h...
- Give your heart away: India learnt to donate blood, it must do the same with liver, kidneys, lungs and heartThe new Transplantation of Human Organs Act aimed to stop organ trading and to make transplantation affordable for the poor and middle clas...
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