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HC allow kidneys donation by distant relative

Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked a panel of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to reverse its earlier decision ...

Hyderabad police busts kidney transplant racket

City police busted a kidney transplant racket by arresting two touts who allegedly connived with a g...

Dick Cheney`s transplant reopens debate about age

Doctors say it is unlikely that former US vice president Dick Cheney got special treatment when he w...

Ex-US vice president Cheney has heart transplant

Dick Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering at least five heart attacks since 1978.

Ancient Chinese tree growth after transplantation

An over 4,000 years old cypress tree that was transplanted nine months ago in northwest China`s Shaa...

200 Pak patients undergo liver transplant at Delhi

Shehary, a 10-year-old-boy from Karachi, became the 200th patient from Pakistan to undergo liver t...

Kidney cells could help do away with transplants

Besides providing a potentially curative therapy, the breakthroughs might also help study the causes...

Spanish doctor says leg transplant patient elated

Dr Pedro Cavadas said the patient is a man in his 20s, but gave no other details on him or the don...

World`s first-ever double leg transplant performed

Spanish surgeon Pedro Cavadas carried out here Monday the world`s first-ever double leg transplant.

World’s first synthetic organ transplant

Surgeons in Sweden have performed the world’s first synthetic organ transplant – an artificial windp...

Heart transplant patients at risk for skin cancers

When people receive heart transplants, they need immune medications to keep their body from rejectin...

Pigs organs are safe for human transplantation

Genetically engineered pigs may someday overcome the severe donor organ shortage, and save human liv...

Britain to conduct first voicebox transplant

Some 1,000 Britons each year have their voicebox or larynx destroyed, leading to difficulties with s...

World`s first lung transplant on 20-year-old woman

British surgeons have carried out what they claim is the world`s first lung transplant on a 20-year-...

World`s first womb transplant planned

The daughter who was born without reproductive organs, could become pregnant and carry a child in th...

Successful heart transplant conducted at city hospital

Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has become the first non-govt institute in north India to have successfully c...

Soon, corneal transplants to be replaced

Specialists use microwave probe to heat the cornea to restore the eye to its normal spherical shape....

PGIMER`s first liver transplant patient dies

The patient suffered brain haemorrhage after surgery and slipped into a coma.

Man shows off first US full face transplant

A man who was disfigured in an electrical accident showed off his new face on Monday.

Kanpur boy Anuj returns home after successful bone marrow operation

14-year-old Anuj Behl, a patient of aplastic anemia returned home after a successful bone marrow t...

Pollution leads to lung transplant and death

Lung transplant patients have double risk of organ rejection and death within 5 years of procedure.

PGIMER performs its first liver transplant surgery

PGIMER in Chandigarh successfully performed its first liver transplant surgery, officials said.

Child born after mother given ovary from twin

A woman suffering a chromosome disorder has given birth to a healthy daughter.

Kidneys `grown in lab`

Scientists claim to have grown kidneys in a laboratory by manipulating stem cells.

Coming soon: Artificial hearts!

Scientists are growing human organs in laboratory using stem cells.

Childless women `could get womb transplants next year`

Womb transplants could be available soon, which will enable childless women to have babies.

Australia carries out its first hand transplant

Peter Walsh, 65, underwent the successful nine-hour operation at St Vincent`s Hospital in Melbourne ...

Doctors perform first full face transplant in US

Plastic surgery team, led by Bohdan Pomahac, performed the full face transplant for Dallas Wiens.

Govt amends Transplantation of Human Organs Act

In an effort to promote and streamline the process of organ donation, Government amended the Transp...

Kidney transplant recipients should exercise to live longer

Kidney transplant patients with low physical activity are more likely to die early.

Lung cancer: `Artificial airway` transplant is world first

A 78-yr-old was given a section of artificial airway to save a lung afflicted by bronchial cancer.

Late Nigerian president had kidney transplant: WikiLeaks

The cables suggest Nigeria`s power brokers knew about Yar`Adua`s condition.

US woman speaks after rare voicebox transplant

A US woman restored her ability to speak after a rare voicebox transplant surgery.

Scientists grow human liver tissue for transplantation

Human liver cells grown on resorbable scaffolds made from material similar to surgical sutures.

Omani girl undergoes bone marrow transplant in Bangalore

A three-year-old girl in Oman, who was diagnosed with leukaemia six months back, has got a new lease...

Transplant may have cured man of AIDS: Report

An unusual blood transplant has cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with AIDS.

Doctors testing warm, beating hearts in transplant

A "beating heart" transplant is an experimental operation that`s mostly been done in Europe.

World Organ Donation Day

A brain-dead person`s organs can give a new lease of life to at least nine people.

Moderate alcohol intake may benefit kidney transplant patients

Moderate alcohol intake among kidney transplant patients reduce one`s risk of developing diabetes.

World`s first robot-assisted pancreas transplant performed

Doctors have carried out world`s first robotically-assisted pancreatic transplant in Italy.

First bone marrow transplant performed in Nashik

The city`s first bone marrow transplant has been performed by a leading haematologist on a woman.

Woman gets world`s first double-hand transplant

A 52 year-old Italian woman become the world`s first to undergo transplants of both her hands.

Womb transplant offers new hope to infertile women

After successful animal trials, doctors hope to try the transplant with a human within two years.

Now, a blood test to detect organ transplant rejection

A simple blood test can now help doctors in identifying the clues of transplant rejection—a feat tha...

Liver transplant: Low cost gives Kerala an edge

Private hospitals in Kerala offer liver transplants 50 percent cheaper than anywhere else in India.

Gene linked to Fuchs corneal dystrophy identified

A new study has found the gene likely responsible for Fuchs corneal dystrophy, an inheritable geneti...

Spain is world leader in organ transplants

Spain conducted over 4,000 transplants in 2009, making it world leader in field of organ transplants...

Spain is world leader in organ transplants

Spain conducted over 4,000 transplants in 2009, making it the world leader in the field of organ tra...

World’s first full face transplant a success

French doctors have carried out a successful full-face transplant -- eyelids, tear ducts and all.

Thalassemia major boy saved after stem cell transplant

A 5-yr-old thalassemia major boy got new lease of life following a successful stem cell transplant. ...

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