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Organ transplants rise fourfold to nearly 20,000 in 2025: Health Ministry

Organ transplants rise fourfold to nearly 20,000 in 2025: Health Ministry

Around 18 per cent of transplants are currently being performed using organs donated by deceased donors

23 February,2026 12:36 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Indian doctors brave extreme weather to carry out life-saving liver and pancreas

Indian doctors brave extreme weather to carry out life-saving liver and pancreas

Transplant teams from PGIMER, Chandigarh, successfully retrieved and transplanted a liver, kidney, and pancreas from AIIMS Rishikesh under severe weather conditions, including heavy rain, strong winds, and freezing cold. The organs were allocated to patients across India, with the pancreas going to a 28-year-old diabetic woman

26 January,2026 12:01 PM IST | Chandigarh | IANS
US scientists move closer to 3D-printed livers, hearts and kidneys

US scientists move closer to 3D-printed livers, hearts and kidneys

The LIVE team is using FRESH 3D bioprinting, a proprietary technique that enables researchers to print soft, delicate biological materials, such as collagen and human stem cells, into complex structures

14 January,2026 06:52 AM IST | Philadelphia | Agencies
Donor's heart reaches Mumbai hospital from Thane in just 17 minutes

Donor's heart reaches Mumbai hospital from Thane in just 17 minutes

According to an official statement, the donor was a 38-year-old woman who was declared brain-dead after suffering a hypertensive cranial bleed. Following confirmation by a board of medical experts, her family took the brave decision to donate her organs

26 December,2025 10:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

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