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5 Organs that can be Transplanted
1. Heart For those suffering heart failure from a disease or virus, a donated heart makes the difference between living or dying. 2. Lungs Donated lungs are transplanted into people suffering from...
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First of its kind " Specialty Home Healthcare to patients Doorstep launched "
In a move that signifies the changing dynamics of the Indian Healthcare delivery landscape, a dynamic leadership team has launched Medwell Ventures – an innovative pan-India Healthcare delivery...
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Nightingales and Philips Healthcare partner for Specialized Home Respiratory...
In a move that signifies the transformation of Indian healthcare delivery and the growing importance of speciality home care, a global medical technology major and a speciality home care company are...
View ArticleOrgan Transplants Numbers are falling both across developed and third world...
In American as well as in other nations, the Organ Transplants numbers keep on falling
View ArticleLiver Transplants :Uzbekistan Patients gets a Liver Transplant at Indian...
Liver Transplants Patient Stories : attributed to Fortis Healthcare"Post the International OPD conducted by Fortis Healthcare in Uzbekistan, Rafiq Ilyasov travelled to India, he was diagnosed with...
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Bihar is India's biggest hepatitis affected city:
Hepatitis, also known as the silent killer, is making thousands not only ill but also poorer by over a hundred thousand rupees. Doctors say with over 17 lakh people suffering from Hepatitis C in Bihar...
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Kidney Transplantation :What is a Paired Donation
There currently are more than 78,000 people on the United Network for Organ Sharing's waiting list for kidney transplants from deceased donors. Last year, there were 10,551 deceased-donor kidney...
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The incredible story of the 10 year old Sarah Murnaghan undergoing lung...
source :cbsnewsThe 10-year-old Philadelphia girl Sarah Murnaghan, ,who fought a legal battle to be included on the adult lung transplant list, has developed pneumonia in her right lungThe Pneumonia...
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Deceased Organ Donation and Transplants in China :
China has done more than 63,000 kidney and 15,000 liver transplants since 1997. The number of donations rose up to almost 100% in 2004, where 10,000 kidney transplants was doneThe above chart...
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The cost of not raising enough awareness on Organ Donation
ORGAN TRAFFICKING ; THE STORY IN CHARTSMore than 122,000 men, women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants.Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant...
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Pancreas Transplantation : 4 Reasons why your Pancreas needs to be removed
Pancreas Transplants : A pancreas transplant may involve either the whole pancreas or a pancreas segment. Whole organ Many pancreas transplants also involve transplantation of the duodenum. The kidney...
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Organ Donation: Learning from Spain
Once a patient is declared brain dead, almost 37 different organs and tissues can be harvested, including the most important ones like heart, kidneys, liver, lungs and pancreas. Donation of an entire...
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500 Pakistani Gets Liver Transplants on Indian Soil
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals claims to have completed 500 liver transplants on patients from Pakistan with a success rate of over 90 per cent.Announcing this on Organ Donation day,Apollo Hospitals,...
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Specialized Physical Therapy Centre launched by Nightingales Home Health
Medwell Ventures promoted Nightingales Home Health Services has now opened a physical therapy clinic at its third hub located in Bengaluru. The 2000 sq ft. facility is equipped with decompression...
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Keeping your Eyesight Healthy after 40
Infographic via Allaboutvision : How to take care of your eyes ..8 ways to keep your eyesight healthy
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A new name is added every 10 mins to the national transplant registry
This infographic shows the numbers behind the Transplants. With a new name being added in the transplant list every 10 mins. The total patients needing transplants would take and half stadium to...
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Organ transplants stories of hope :
When Elaine Lovie, 50 from Irvine, jetted off to Portugal for a holiday with her partner, Raymond, she had no idea her life was about to take such a dramatic turn. In August 2011, a few weeks before...
View ArticleReal life Patient stories on organ donation
The Story of Rachel Warden Rachel Warden This is about a story of a young couple whose life suddenly crashed following the death of their daughter due to brain hemorrhage. In this video they couple...
View ArticleParents dedicate to raise awareness on organ transplants
Bill and Chris Hankee always knew their daughter Krysta was a loving and generous young woman . They knew she had all the qualities to take her places.. and she did go there.. but only for a short...
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recognizing the joy of saving human life by organ donation observance days
Several days of recognition have been set aside during the calendar year in support of organ, eye and tissue donation. These days, along with a few other health-related observance days, provide an...
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UK List of organ donor registries
NHSBT - Organ Donation - Join the registerThe Organ Donation and Transplantation Directorate of NHS Donate Organ OnlineYou can find and donate to over10,000 charities on the Big GiveZakah Donation In...
View ArticleMore than 84,000 in US are now on waiting list
Rick, Abraham, Gary and Linda - along with more than 84,000 people in the U.S. who are waiting for organs - begin a new day. For each of them, it will involve much waiting, reliance upon the love and...
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kidney tranplant scandal in Gurgaon comes to light
In January 25, 2008, the police detained a United States-based non-resident Indian couple and three Greek nationals, two among them being patients receiving the transplants. The police revealed that...
View Article26 year old woman in chennai donates her organs after developing brain stem...
A 26-year-old woman, who has a one-year-old child, died of brain stem dysfunction in a private hospital in chennai.Her family, after counseling, agreed to donate her organs. She was admitted at the...
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