First-Ever Combined Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant Gives New Hope to Patient with Terminal Illness
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery in a 54-year-old woman with heart and kidney failure—a confluence of advances that showcase the possibility and hope of modern medicine. Doctors…
Organ Donors’ Wall of Remembrance unveiled at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai
On the occasion of Indian Organ Donation Day, Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai (AHNM), a leading multi-specialty quaternary care hospital, today unveiled a unique wall of remembrance to honor deceased organ donors who have given the gift of life to patients…
Brain-dead man from Laggere saves multiple lives through organ donation
The family of a 53-year-old man who suffered from a brain Stroke and was declared brain dead donated his vital organs, which helped to save the lives of seven people. Prakash J, the resident of Rajgopal nagar Laggere, failed to…
Narayana Health SRCC Children’s Hospital, Lions Club of Churchgate organises rally to raise awareness on organ donation
Although India is now third only after USA and China on the global map of organ donation as per the data available, the gap between patients who require transplants and the organs that are available in India is widening. Every year…
