19-year-old girl's selfless liver donation saves father's life. Netizens call it 'something rare for the generation'At just 19, Geetika Iyer made a life-changing decision to donate a part of her liver to save her father, whose health was deteriorating due...
28 Jan, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
British Transplant Games 2023: Two-year-old girl Camiyah to participate; Know her remarkable storyTwo-year-old toddler Camiyah, who underwent a transplant after a rare liver disease, and has recovered from cancer, will participate this y...
27 Jul, 2023, 05.46 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
Health insurance cover eludes many organ donorsTheir existing insurance covers the cost of transplant and post-operative treatment, but a new enhanced insurance post-surgery is difficult...
15 Sep, 2022, 10.48 AM IST
16-month-old boy, who suffered fatal injury after fall, becomes youngest organ donor at AIIMS-DelhiThe boy, Rishant, suffered a fall and was seriously injured on August 17. He fought for eight days after suffering severe head injury but w...
25 Aug, 2022, 06.47 PM IST
Film-maker, activist James Redford, son of Robert Redford, passes away at 58 due to liver cancerKyle also took to Twitter to post a heartfelt message about her late husband with a few photographs.
20 Oct, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
Pakistani man needing liver transplant will be given visa: Sushma SwarajSwaraj has been taking a sympathetic approach in granting medical visas to Pakistani nationals, notwithstanding strain in ties between Indi...
10 Nov, 2017, 06.06 PM IST
13 medical visas issued to Pakistani nationalsThis follows a directive from external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who has helped a number of critically ill patients get visas to visi...
19 Oct, 2017, 12.15 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj asks Indian mission to grant medical visa to Pakistani girlSwaraj has been taking a sympathetic approach in granting medical visas to Pakistani nationals, notwithstanding strain in ties between Indi...
17 Oct, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Sushma Swaraj comes to aid of sick Pak national, gives him medical"Yes, we are granting visa for your father's liver transplant surgery in India," Swaraj tweeted yesterday in reply to a Pakistani resident ...
10 Oct, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
India to grant medical visas to two Pakistanis: Sushma SwarajHeeding to a request by Uzair Humayun, a Lahore-based man, Swaraj said medical visa will be given to his daughter for an open-heart surgery...
07 Oct, 2017, 11.52 AM IST
India issues 4-month medical visa to Pak baby for treatmentIndian hospitals have previously reported receiving around 500 patients from Pakistan every month. Many of the unwell needed a liver transp...
02 Jun, 2017, 04.31 PM IST
Green corridor helps in saving five lives in BengaluruKiran Kumar, who was declared brain dead on after a joyride ended in a tragic accident, gave fresh life to 5 people when his parents agreed...
22 Dec, 2015, 11.13 AM IST
Strict laws, low awareness preventing organ donation in India: NGOIn western countries like the US, the laws are not tough and India should follow some of their provisions, says Vice President of 'Donate L...
19 Jul, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
- Rare Army-civil coordination for successful liver transplant
In one of the rare cases of coordination between the Army and civil hospitals for an organ transplant, the Command Hospital at Chandimandir...
15 Jul, 2015, 08.33 PM IST
18-year-old liver donor becomes Rajasthan's organ ambassadorThe young girl was chosen as the state's brand ambassador of organ transplant by Rajasthan health minister Rajendra Rathore.
18 Nov, 2014, 03.31 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