OGH doctors perform two kidney transplants in a day

OGH doctors perform two kidney transplants in a day

Doctors at the Osmania General Hospital successfully performed two consecutive kidney transplants on November 2, offering a new lease on life to the recipients. The recipients, identified as Katta Bhagyamma, a 52-year-old woman hailing from Theratpalli in Nalgonda district, and Afsha Ruhi, a 37-year-old resident of Hafiz Baba Nagar in Hyderabad, are both on their … Read more

Free organ transplants in Karnataka touch century mark

Free organ transplants in Karnataka touch century mark

Karnataka’s Organ Transplantation scheme reached a milestone on October 13 when the free organ transplants touched the century mark. The 100 patients from below the poverty line (BPL) families, who have undergone free organ transplants, have also got a total of 726 cycles of free immunosuppressive medication under the scheme since its inception in 2019. … Read more

A Million Transplants: System Faces Questions Amid Milestone

A Million Transplants: System Faces Questions Amid Milestone

Kim Uccellini, 42, manager, policy and community relations, UNOS; 33-year kidney transplant recipient, Atlanta. Brian Shepard, CEO, UNOS, Richmond, VA. Deepali Kumar, MD, president, American Society of Transplantation; transplant infectious diseases physician, Ajmera Transplant Centre; professor of medicine, University of Toronto. News release, UNOS. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine: “Realizing the Promises of … Read more

Man Gets Lifesaving Intestinal Transplant After Bull Attack

Caleb Brooks, intestine transplant recipient, Somerville, AL. Madeline Johnson Brooks, wife of Caleb Brooks, Somerville, AL. Anil Vaidya, transplant surgeon, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH. Deepak Katyal, trauma and acute care surgeon, Huntsville Hospital, Huntsville, AL. Organdonor.gov: “Organ Donation Statistics.” Statista: “Number of U.S. candidates waiting for selected organ transplants as of September 2020.” American Society … Read more