Sharing the gift of life
Arunachalam* spent two years consulting a general physician despite knowing that his kidneys were damaged. “When I became too weak and tired to continue with the monthly check-ups and tablets, we...
View Article74-year-old brain-dead man gives lease of life to three
NOIDA: A 74-year-old man saved lives of three people after his organs were harvested and transplanted in them after he was declared brain dead on Monday. Pawan Kumar, a resident of Kavi Nagar in...
View ArticleOne donor, 18 hours and fresh lease of life for three
Bengaluru: Even in death, this 26-year-old nurse did not fail to give the gift of life to those fighting severe illnesses. After suffering a cardio-respiratory arrest and hypoxic brain damage and...
View ArticleTransplants led them back to a normal life
KOCHI: On June 5, 2012, an unconscious Bhavya Sunilkumar (24) was rushed to a super speciality hospital by her family where tests showed that her liver had collapsed due suspected overdose of TB drugs...
View ArticleFamily who turned their grief into the gift of life
Before three-year-old Georgia Fieldsend was taken into the operating theatre, her mother Ilse removed the tape from Georgia's mouth that kept the tubes to her life-support machine in place. She put her...
View ArticleBrain-dead boy gives life to three
BENGALURU: On December 12, Kiran Kumar P and seven of his friends ventured out on a joyride in a sedan. But the speed thrill ended in tragedy with the car ramming a roadside tree and leaving Kiran...
View ArticleShameful organ-donation rates push Hong Kong to excel in transplant surgery
One of Hong Kong's most eminent transplant surgeons is busily sketching on a yellow notepad in the staff canteen on the second floor of Queen Mary Hospital (QMH). "Live donor liver transplant is a lot...
View ArticleOrgan Donation Day: Heartwarming stories of ordinary people and their...
A man with nothing gives everything Ramesh, a 22-year-old young man, was a migrant worker from Andhra Pradesh. He had come to Chennai with wife Kalarani in search of work. Kalarani was only 17 and they...
View ArticleMore facilities needed to promote heart transplant
: Three transplants in two city hospitals over the last one month have brought focus on Kozhikode as a heart transplant centre, but more needs to be done in terms of awareness and transportation to...
View ArticleFirst heart transplant in Rajasthan, 32-year-old farmer recipient
JAIPUR: A farmer has become the first person to receive a heart transplant in the state. The state has created a history of sorts by saving lives of four persons through one cadaver organ donation. Two...
View ArticleMore Ohioans donating organs
For thousands of Americans who are waiting on a transplant, the donation of an organ can literally be the gift of a lifetime. In 2014, 325 Ohioans shared this gift through organ donation at the time of...
View ArticleBrain-dead boy gives life to three
BENGALURU: On December 12, Kiran Kumar P and seven of his friends ventured out on a joyride in a sedan. But the speed thrill ended in tragedy with the car ramming a roadside tree and leaving Kiran...
View ArticleYouth dies after boxing bout, gifts life
On September 8, in Surat, Kiven Rameshbhai Gajera (19), was participating in an inter-college boxing tournament. He won the bout, and the referee raised his hand to announce him the winner. But just...
View Article“Bound by Brotherhood”
Summary This is what I have to say about the wounds on the body of the said accused. Since he was a hard core criminal, he refused to give any information. It was essential to get that information from...
View ArticleAfter death, 22-year-old nurse gives gift of life
KOLKATA: A 22-year-old nurse who was in coma for the last 10 days probably gave the best Christmas gift ever: in death, she donated her organs so that others may live. Surabhi Barat's kidneys and liver...
View ArticleOrgan donors give the greatest gift of all: Guest commentary
Thanks to a heroic organ donor, Mason Sommers got to marry the love of his life. He survived his first cardiac arrest at 16. A few years later, after suffering a second cardiac arrest, it was...
View ArticleBrain dead Kerala boy's heart, lungs brought to Chennai for yet another...
KOCHI/CHENNAI: The heart and lungs of a brain dead 19-year-old boy was airlifted from Kochi to Chennai on Tuesday afternoon, to be transplanted to a patient at Fortis Malar Hospital here. A Deccan...
View ArticleBrain dead Kerala boy's heart, lungs airlifted to Chennai for yet another...
KOCHI/CHENNAI: The heart and lungs of a brain dead 19-year-old boy was airlifted from Kochi to Chennai on Tuesday afternoon, to be transplanted to a patient at Fortis Malar Hospital here. A Deccan...
View ArticleLiver travels 230-km to Pune
PUNE: A third cadaver liver transplant took place in the city on Sunday when a young donor's organ was transported to Ruby Hall Clinic from Aurangabad through a green corridor on a 230-km stretch. The...
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