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Sunday, November 3, 2024
TopicOrgan donation

Topic: organ donation

‘Had days to live. Now I work 12 hours daily’: Organ recipients share stories of survival, hope

At an event in Delhi, doctors from Chennai's MGM Healthcare and survivors sought govt's help to increase organ transplants across the country.

Modi govt makes big changes to organ transplant rules — 65-yr age cap removed, single waiting list

Those in need of transplants can register for organs anywhere in the country and not just in their state. For remote areas, government working on plan to use drones for delivery.

Brain dead after injury, 27-year-old Indian Air Force corporal’s organs save lives

Corporal Sachin’s heart, liver, lungs, both kidneys and cornea have been donated to AIIMS, Delhi and the Army Research and Referral Hospital.

‘Men get priority’: Data shows Indian women get less access to heart, transplant surgeries

Data from several hospitals in country shows women biggest organ donors, but less likely to get lifesaving surgeries than men. Gender gap more pronounced in north India, doctors say.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.