DECEASED KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
Gauhati Medical College Hospital successfully completes its first cadaver kidney transplant
Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) has successfully completed its first cadaver kidney transplant and is also planning liver transplants. Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the milestone achievement at GMCH, highlighting the importance of organ donation and the success in the IVF center.
Health ministry asks states, UTs to act strictly against hospitals involved in illegal transplant
The Union health ministry urges states to investigate and take action against illegal organ transplants, emphasizing monitoring of foreign transplant cases. Recent incidents highlight the importance of strict oversight and compliance with organ transplant regulations.
Digital database of organ donors on cards for smooth transplants
The register will serve as a single platform with Aadhaar authenticated data for all donors and patients waiting for organ transplant to ensure in-time and transparent organ donation in the country while doing away with the middlemen. India has 0.14 million potential donors who have voluntarily pledged their organs and the government aims to have 10 million prospective donors by the end of 2024 under the Angdaan Mahotsav, which started in July 2023.
Pig kidney functions in donated body for two-months: Could this transplant be the end of organ shortages? Medical breakthrough explained
A genetically modified pig kidney has achieved an unprecedented milestone by functioning successfully within a human body for approximately two months. This remarkable feat represents the longest documented instance of a xenotransplant of this nature.
Niti Aayog working towards making India more organ donation-friendly; Rules may be eased
Organ donation and transplantation is governed by Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994 (amended in 2014) under National Organ Transplant Programme. Under the existing legislation, the organs of deceased donors can be used for transplant only if the persons, during their lifetime, have given consent or opted-in for organ donation after death. The opt-out system, on the contrary, means the deceased patient is presumed to have consented to organ donation unless proved otherwise.
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants
The latest experiment announced Wednesday by NYU Langone Health marks the longest a pig kidney has functioned in a person, albeit a deceased one -- and it's not over. Researchers are set to track the kidney's performance for a second month.
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To make everybody donate every body
The prime minister's appeal to people to register as organ donors is an important intervention. Studies have found that India's total organ donation shortage can be met if even 5-10% of victims of fatal accidents serve as organ donors. The idea of donating one's organs after death has not caught on primarily due to the lack of awareness
Health Ministry working on 'One Nation, One Organ Allocation' policy
Working towards firming up the policy, the ministry has already recommended states to remove the domicile criterion for registering those seeking organs from deceased donor for transplant procedures. Further, it has done away with the 65-year age limit for registration of patients seeking organs from a deceased donor.
16-month-old boy, who suffered fatal injury after fall, becomes youngest organ donor at AIIMS-Delhi
The boy, Rishant, suffered a fall and was seriously injured on August 17. He fought for eight days after suffering severe head injury but was declared brain dead on August 24.
Kidney donors must undergo genetic screening to reduce risks of transplant failure. Here's why
Kidneys from donors that have the risk variants of APOL1 are more likely to fail.
Treatment options available for every stage of heart failure
Currently, 8-10 million Indians are diagnosed with heart failure, and 1 million are added every year. It is alarming with a more than 20% mortality rate with people ten years younger than the global average.
In first, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
While 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 life-saving transplants. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say the transplant showed that a heart from a genetically modified animal can function in the human body without immediate rejection.
In a first, surgeons attached a pig kidney to a human — and it worked
Although many questions remain to be answered about the long-term consequences of the transplant, which involved a brain-dead patient followed only for 54 hours, experts in the field said the procedure represented a milestone.
Varun Gandhi to bring private member bill for registration of all adult citizens as organ donors
The 'Donation and Transplantation of Human Organ Bill, 2020' is likely to be introduced by Varun Gandhi in the upcoming monsoon session of parliament.
Medical marvel: World's first baby born after uterus transplant from deceased donor
The recipient of the transplant was a patient with uterine infertility.
V K Sasikala's parole plea rejected on "technical grounds"
Sasikala had applied for 15-day parole yesterday, seeking temporary release to attend to her ailing husband, M Natarajan (74), who is in the liver intensive care unit of a corporate hospital since last month following kidney and liver failure.
Organ donation on your mind? It is tougher than you think
Make sure you follow the right procedure for organ donation and keep your family informed about your wish.
MPs can set example by pledging to donate organs: Shashi Tharoor
During question hour, Tharoor wondered whether Speaker Sumitra Mahajan might want to encourage the members to set an example by "pledging our organs on a voluntary basis".
IMA launches campaign, to send text alerts to its members for organ donation
According to data, 200,000 people are wait-listed for kidneys in India and 30,000 await a liver, legal donations meet about 3 to 5 per cent of the demand.
Chikungunya toll rises to 15 in Delhi
Chikungunya and dengue have claimed at least 33 lives and affected 3,000 people in Delhi. The Delhi government has started the process of declaring chikungunya as a dangerous disease.
How transplant pricing fails the patient
Recipients are mostly forced to go to corporate hospitals as there aren't enough transplant centres in public sector hospitals.
How cadaver organ donation could turn government hospitals into donor bases that cater to the affluent
A govt effort aimed at widening the scale of deceased organ donations inadvertently becomes a stark metaphor of inequality as it could turn government hospitals into donor bases that cater to the affluent.
Government issues draft guidelines for kidney donation
The government today issued draft guidelines for allocating criteria for kidney donation from deceased source, a move aimed at easing rules and procedures to encourage organ donation in the country.
Decision soon on Air Ambulance facility in Kerala: Oommen Chandy
Kerala government will soon take a decision on starting an Air Ambulance facility in the state, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today said.
Cadaver donation increasing in Kerala as people shed inhibitions
The number of donors has crossed the 36 mark since January this year and it is expected to go upto around 70 in the coming months.
Who can donate organs in India, when and how
For organ recipients, a transplant often means a second chance at life. Vital organs such as the heart, pancreas, liver, kidneys and lungs can be transplanted to those whose organs are failing.
Need movement to encourage organ donations in India: Harsh Vardhan
Presently, the Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation (ORBO) at AIIMS serves as the nodal centre for organ donation in the country.
Give your heart away: India learnt to donate blood, it must do the same with liver, kidneys, lungs and heart
The new Transplantation of Human Organs Act aimed to stop organ trading and to make transplantation affordable for the poor and middle classes.
Delhi Gangrape: Experts question govt's move to shift victim to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital
The girl was airlifted on late Wednesday night and taken to Singapore's Mount Elizabeth Hospital that specialises in organ transplants.
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