King Harald V, Norway's reform-minded head of state, dies at 89Norway's King Harald, Europe's oldest monarch, died peacefully at age eighty-nine. He reigned for over three decades, modernizing the monar...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.48 PM IST
Nearly 600 California workers have developed an incurable lung disease while making ‘quartz’ countertops since 2019; 65 needed lung transplants and 31 diedCalifornia has seen nearly 600 engineered-stone workers diagnosed with silicosis since 2019. Many workers experienced severe lung disease, ...
14 Aug, 2026, 07.57 AM IST
Trinidad restaurateur Carveann David undergoes rare heart procedure in IndiaCarveann David, a woman from Trinidad, has successfully undergone advanced heart failure treatment in India, receiving a groundbreaking per...
01 Aug, 2026, 01.27 PM IST
India performs world's third highest number of organ transplants, yet demand outpaces supplyIndia's organ transplant situation is dire, with 3.9 lakh needed just in 2021, emphasizing the escalating demand. Unfortunately, only a fra...
29 Jul, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
Scientists transplant genetically modified pig lung into human for first timeIn a groundbreaking achievement, Chinese researchers successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man. The l...
28 Aug, 2025, 05.51 AM IST
‘I only died four times’: Ex-UFC star Ben Askren shares shocking health update after double lung transplantBen Askren, ex-UFC fighter, gives a health update post-lung transplant. He faced pneumonia after a bacterial infection. Askren reveals he '...
10 Jul, 2025, 05.36 AM IST
Apollo set to expand its transplant programmeApollo Hospitals plans to have a transplant programme in all its locations along with collaborations with hospitals outside its network, as...
23 Jul, 2023, 11.44 PM IST
Nitin Gadkari unveils India's prototype of drone technology for organ transportThe use of drones in moving the harvested organs from the airport to the hospital, as against the present mode of transporting them by road...
03 Sep, 2022, 07.15 PM IST
Moderna vaccine antibodies last at least 6 months; lung transplant can save some COVID-19 survivorsEarlier this month, Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech SE said their vaccine using similar messenger RNA (mRNA) technology remained highly eff...
09 Apr, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
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...
09 Apr, 2021, 11.19 AM IST
COVID-19 can cause permanent damage to lungs, says studyResearch by Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, has found that Covid-19 in some patients can lead to irreversible and permanent lung d...
07 Dec, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Telangana doctors perform India's first ever double lung transplant on COVID-19 patientThe team of doctors led by Dr Sandeep Attawar performed the complex procedure on the man from Chandigarh, a release from Krishna Institute ...
12 Sep, 2020, 10.44 AM IST
How difficult can it be to breathe again? Dr Suryanarayan Pichai’s story of life, challenges and hope will leave you inspired13 Dec, 2019, 10.00 AM IST
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 ...
09 Jan, 2019, 02.45 PM IST
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...
14 May, 2016, 04.28 AM IST
Embryonic stem cells could heal damaged lungs: ResearchEmbryonic stem cells can be used to repair damaged lung tissue in those with severe respiratory disease, researchers have found.
15 Jul, 2015, 04.37 PM IST
Human stem cells converted to functional lung cells say scientistsThe advance, by Columbia University Medical Center(CUMC) researchers, has significant potential for modelling lung disease.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.20 PM IST