Kerala teen’s parents donate organs after fatal bike crash
The parents of a 17-year-old boy who died in a bike crash in Kerala have donated his organs, giving a new lease of life to several patients. The teen, a resident of…
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Brain death vs coma: the critical legal and medical difference
Brain death and coma are fundamentally different conditions, though both involve severe unconsciousness. A coma is a state of profound unconsciousness with some remaining brain activity and brainstem functions, patients may breathe…
Four months on, no multi-pair kidney swap transplant in Karnataka
Four months after Karnataka became the first State to frame multi-pair kidney paired exchange guidelines, not a single such transplant has been done. Only one request reached the State Authorisation Committee and…
Walkathons in Andhra push organ donation awareness
AIIMS Mangalagiri held a walkathon and flash mob on Thursday to raise awareness about organ donation. Executive director Ahanthem Santa Singh and faculty joined the event, which began at 6 am from…
Organ donation awareness high but few register, study finds
A new study in Frontiers in Public Health finds that 99.2% of young Indians aged 18, 30 are aware of organ donation, but only 47.1% are willing to donate and a mere…
Smokers, drinkers, obese can still be organ donors, say doctors
Smoking, alcohol use or obesity do not automatically disqualify someone from organ donation, doctors say on Organ Donation Day. Each organ is assessed individually for health and suitability before transplantation, reports Times…
India sets organ transplant record at 20,138, but 90,000 await donors
India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, yet nearly 90,000 patients remain on the national waiting list, according to the National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation. Tamil Nadu led among…
Organ shortage: 5,000 in Mumbai await transplants, 4,000 dead in Telangana
Nearly 5,000 patients in Mumbai are waiting for organ transplants, but only one in ten receives a donor organ, according to the Zonal Transplant Coordination Centre (ZTCC). Dr S. K. Mathur, ZTCC…
Two organ donors give new life to nine patients
Two organ donations in separate states have given nine patients a second chance at life. In Thiruvananthapuram, the family of C Shivakumar, a 54-year-old Tamil Nadu cable jointer who was declared brain-dead…
AIIMS Delhi performs rare dual kidney transplant from elderly donor
AIIMS Delhi has successfully performed its second dual kidney transplant using organs from a marginal donor, a 70-year-old woman declared brain dead. The surgery on July 28 transplanted both kidneys into a…
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