PM Modi pays tribute to Kerala’s youngest organ donor in Mann Ki BaatPrime Minister Modi praised Alin Sherin Abraham, a 10-month-old organ donor from Kerala. Her organs saved five lives after a tragic acciden...
22 Feb, 2026, 12.15 PM IST
Centre asks states to take steps to encourage organ, tissue donation from road accident victimsIn India, the challenge of organ shortages looms large. The government is calling on states to amplify efforts in organ donation. Vital ste...
09 Nov, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Cardiologist admits using ChatGPT daily: Shares how AI can help doctors ‘do the doctoring’ without replacing themRussia-based cardiologist Dr. Dmitry Yaranov, known as @heart_transplant_doc on Instagram, uses ChatGPT daily to enhance diagnosis, treatme...
22 Sep, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Singapore launches first seagrass restoration project to protect coastal ecosystemsSingapore has launched its first seagrass restoration project to enhance tropical seagrass knowledge and transplantation efforts. Led by NP...
18 Jun, 2025, 02.28 PM IST
How Eknath Shinde's delayed takeoff became the lifeline for a kidney patient racing against the clockMaharashtra's Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde aided Sheetal Borde, a woman needing an urgent kidney transplant, by offering her a seat ...
07 Jun, 2025, 06.35 PM IST
U.S. military veteran got world’s first eye transplant an year ago, opening new possibilities. But there’s a catchSurgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever whole-eye transplant on Aaron James, a military veteran who suffered a severe elect...
08 Feb, 2025, 11.27 PM IST
Uyghur-American politician calls out China's alleged trade in 'Halal Organs'In March, during a US congressional committee hearing, experts had claimed that Chinese authorities had gathered genetic information from t...
24 Jun, 2024, 02.35 PM IST
Big news for Kidney patients: Pig kidney successfully transplanted into a living patientIn a groundbreaking procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital, doctors successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient,...
22 Mar, 2024, 02.59 PM 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
Pig kidney functions in donated body for two-months: Could this transplant be the end of organ shortages? Medical breakthrough explainedA genetically modified pig kidney has achieved an unprecedented milestone by functioning successfully within a human body for approximately...
14 Sep, 2023, 10.28 PM IST
In first, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patientWhile it's too soon to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for l...
11 Jan, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
Medical marvel: Inducing this molecule in the body can kill pancreatic cancer cells by 90%Pancreatic cancer is resistant to all current treatments with patients facing extremely poor chances of surviving.
03 Dec, 2019, 06.20 PM IST
Organ donation on your mind? It is tougher than you thinkMake sure you follow the right procedure for organ donation and keep your family informed about your wish.
22 Aug, 2017, 11.34 AM IST
Meet Sergio Canavero, the neurosurgeon who will carry out first human head transplant next yearThere were several attempts at head transplants since 1954 but all were unsuccessful.
14 May, 2016, 07.44 AM IST
Gujarat reefs get a helping hand from MannarZSI has been successful in regenerating the unique 'branching corals' from the southern tip of Gulf of Mannar to Gulf of Kutchch.
10 Aug, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
3D printing can improve human face transplantsScientists are using new, highly accurate 3D printers to guide complex face transplantation operations, making the procedures faster and im...
01 Dec, 2014, 04.31 PM IST
- Court remands Dr Amit Kumar to CBI custody till Feb 22
A Delhi court on Sunday remanded Dr Amit Kumar, alleged kingpin in the kidney transplant racket, to CBI custody till February 22.
10 Feb, 2008, 03.38 PM IST