Press & Media

Total Press & Media Count: 674
  • Few organ donors, while hundreds need them

    The Hindu, Thursday, August 11, 2005

    In the last three months, not a single organ has been donated in the twin cities. This is not because there were no brain deaths or patients requiring organ transplants.

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    • An alternative to joint replacement soon

      The Hindu, Wednesday, July 20, 2005

      A meniscal transplant facility coming up in the city will provide young patients with damaged knee ligaments and meniscal cartilage a viable and less expensive alternative to total joint replacement.

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      • More people open to idea of donating organs

        The Hindu, Sunday, July 10, 2005

        Thanks to the awareness created by the offer of `euthanasia Venkatesh' a muscular dystrophy patient, who wanted to donate his vital organs before his death, more people are eager to donate their organs to the needy. Though Venkatesh's mother too supported euthanasia, it could not be implemented

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        • Experts urge relook at Organ Transplant Act

          The Hindu, Thursday, May 19, 2005

          THE Human Organ Transplant Act, which is 10-year-old needs a review and suitable amendments made to promote cadaver organ donation and ensure that the needy get the benefit.

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          • Rising dialysis cost puts renal patients in a bind

            The Hindu, Saturday, April 2, 2005

            With government hospitals extending free dialysis only for two months and organisations providing subsidised nephrology support services unable to meet the demand for care, patients with kidney failure are struggling to meet the recurring cost of dialysis.

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            • Celebration time for liver transplant recipients

              The Hindu , Saturday, February 26, 2005

              Two years ago, 50-year-old Bhausaheb Morey had struggled for words to express his gratitude to the family of a Chennai-based nurse, Kannambal.

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              • Kin donate braindead man's organs

                The Hindu, Tuesday, February 22, 2005

                Three people got a new lease of life after a road accident victim's liver and kidneys were transplanted into them.

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                • Teacher's noble gesture

                  The Hindu, Wednesday, February 9, 2005

                  A 42-year-old rural primary school teacher, who was declared brain dead after a road accident, has gifted a new lease of life to five persons by donating organs.

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                  • HC holds out hope as organ queries pour in

                    The Times of India, Friday, December 17, 2004

                    The High Court on Thursday held out some hope for dying muscular dystrophy patient K Venkatesh by directing the organ donation authorisation committee to reconsider the question of permitting him to donate his organs.

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                    • Magnanimous gesture by widow

                      The Hindu, Tuesday, November 30, 2004

                      In a magnanimous gesture overcoming her biggest personal loss, the widow of a tea vendor in Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy donated her husband's liver, kidneys and eyes here on Monday, giving a new lease of life to five persons.

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