Kidney Transplant

How air ambulances are a boon to organ transplant

The first and foremost benefit of the air ambulances is that they provide speedy transportation of both the organs and the patients in need, whenever the need arises

Oink oink: Surgeons transplanted kidney grown in a pig to a human and its works perfectly

Researchers have long sought to grow organs in pigs to transplant into humans and technologies like cloning and genetic engineering have brought the vision closer to reality in recent years.

41-yr-old Chennai man walks out of hospital with five kidneys after renal transplant surgery

Dr S Saravanan, who took charge of the third kidney transplant, made the attempt after the patient had already undergone two failed transplant procedures

Anaya Soni, actor best known for Adaalat, Crime Patrol, seeks financial assistance for kidney transplant

Anaya Soni revealed she's been surviving on one kidney, donated by her father, since 2015. But with its deteriorating condition, she will now need a new transplant.

Union Health Ministry releases Rare Diseases Policy, implementation might be tough

The policy cited "resource constraints" to provide financial assistance to rare diseases that require lifelong treatment.

Researchers are now very close to growing made-to-order kidneys for humans

Researchers have been working on ways to grow healthy organs outside the human body.

Kidneys grown in rat embryos may help in growing human kidneys for transplant

Scientists say that "complex ethical issues" remain before the process could be used for human organs.

Arun Jaitley undergoes kidney transplant at AIIMS, hospital says he is 'stable and recovering well'

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant operation at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, sources at the hospital said.

Arun Jaitley undergoes dialysis before kidney transplant at AIIMS, hospital officials say surgery imminent

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is undergoing dialysis at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) ahead of a kidney transplant surgery that may take place in the next few days, a hospital official said

Arun Jaitley to undergo kidney transplant in AIIMS tomorrow, formalities for receiving kidney from donor completed

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was on Friday admitted to AIIMS and is scheduled to undergo a kidney transplant operation on Saturday