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November 28, 2025, 03:10 PM - 5 min read
The debate had been building for decades. The first successful kidney transplant in 1954 showed that replacing organs was possible. Since then, surgeons have transplanted hearts, lungs and most recently, hands. Some surgeons saw a natural progression: “a face is just like a hand”, they argued.
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November 19, 2025, 04:29 PM - 3 min read
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a series of directions to the Union and State governments, aimed at strengthening India’s organ transplantation framework and addressing the inconsistencies between States when it comes to regulation and procedure for organ donation.It called for a national policy to address the issue.
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September 15, 2024, 03:45 PM - 6 min read
Life and death are traditionally viewed as opposites. But the emergence of new multicellular life-forms from the cells of a dead organism introduces a “third state” that lies beyond the traditional boundaries of life and death.
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August 30, 2024, 06:16 PM - 3 min read
The Indian government has adopted the policy of 'One Nation, One Policy' for organ donation and transplantation and has also started consultation process with the states in the matter, a senior health ministry official said on Friday.
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August 4, 2024, 07:48 AM - 2 min read
According to the SOPs for transportation by air, airlines carrying human cadaveric organs can request the Air Traffic Control for priority take-off and landing of the aircraft and arrange front-row seats.
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