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India must move from awareness to action by strengthening deceased organ donation, protecting ethical living donation and ensuring public trust through transparency
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Doctors at KIMS Hospitals, Secunderabad, successfully treated a 42-year-old kidney transplant recipient diagnosed with high-grade intestinal lymphoma. The patient underwent complex bowel surgery followed by chemo-immunotherapy, overcoming the challenges of cancer treatment after organ transplantation.
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Gandhi Hospital successfully performed a living-related kidney transplant for 22-year-old Sai Mohan from Addagutta. His father donated the kidney under the Aarogyasri scheme. The surgery restored Sai Mohan’s kidney function, ending his dependence on dialysis.
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Doctors at KIMS Hospitals, Kondapur, successfully performed a complex laparoscopic Whipple’s surgery on a kidney transplant patient diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The procedure was challenging due to immunosuppressive therapy, polycystic liver disease, and a cyst in the transplanted kidney.
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In a rare medical feat, a 64-year-old grandmother donated her kidney to save her five-year-old grandson at Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru. Doctors used robotic surgery to overcome size and medical challenges, making it one of India’s youngest grandmother-to-grandson kidney transplants
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The Telangana Crime Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two more individuals in connection with a kidney transplant racket busted in Hyderabad’s Saroornagar in April.
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The Urology department has been performing more than 100 transplants each year for the past decade. However, this year 100 kidney transplants were done within six months.
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The Hyderabad-born actor began his career in Tollywood in the early 2000s with a small role in the film Kushi.
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The management and transplant surgeons at Alaknanda Hospital proceeded with high-risk organ transplant surgeries without obtaining prior permission from health authorities. The intricate kidney transplants have already been conducted, and the identities of the surgeons involved in performing these procedures remain unknown.
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Directs health officials to ensure strict action on doctors, hospital management and other individuals who were directly involved in operating the racket
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The Telangana High Court on Monday extended the interim bail granted to suspended Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) N Bhujanga Rao, the third accused in the ongoing phone tapping case, until November 28.
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Of the 100 transplants, the surgeons also conducted 2 paediatric transplants with recipients aged just 11 and 12 years, which is a rarity in itself.
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India's organ donation rate stands at approximately 0.52/million populations, emphasising the need for further efforts to bridge the gap between demand and supply.
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Renal transplant surgeons at KIMS, Secunderabad announced successful kidney transplant on a 58-year-old woman, who received donor kidney from a 14-months-old baby.
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In reply, Ponnambalam released a video clip in which he thanked the Megastar for the timely help. "Namaskaram to Chiranjeevi annayya. The amount you had sent me has come in handy. I will never forget your help.
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The surgeons conducted live kidney transplant surgery on a 40-year-old resident of Assam, Ashim Das, who received kidney from his wife.
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The actor said he would announce at the appropriatetime whether he would enter politics or not after consultinghis office bearers of his 'Mandram'.