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For 10 years, she couldn’t breathe without oxygen. At 65, a double lung transplant gave her second life
May 28, 2026 5:01 pm
From struggling to cross a room to planning international travel, doctors say the survivor’s recovery highlights both the promise and the immense challenges of organ transplantation in India
Madras High Court directs authorities to decide dual lung allocation for critically ill patient in 3 days
January 13, 2026 3:43 pm
Dual lung transplant: Justice P T Asha was hearing a petition filed by one Rajni Singh seeking a direction to the state and Centre to accord priority consideration for allocation of a dual lung to her husband within three days.
Gujarat: 70-year-old woman ‘lives on’ after death as family donates organs to 5 patients
December 07, 2024 1:39 am
The decision by the family to donate her organs came eight months after her son died awaiting lung transplant to treat his condition of Bird Fancier's Lung disease.
Pune hospital airlifts lungs from Surat for transplant to save woman
November 06, 2023 6:18 pm
The organ recipient was a 53-year-old woman suffering from chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to exposure to pigeons.
Pune hospital performs heart-lung transplant on UK-based doctor suffering from rare autoimmune disease
November 29, 2022 8:29 am
The 46-year-old woman doctor had multiple episodes of Raynaud’s phenomenon and she developed an interstitial lung disease, which was diagnosed in 2016, followed by severe pulmonary hypertension in 2017. She also had esophageal dysmotility and reflux disease.
Why can a lung transplant give you a second lease of life? What you need to know
August 14, 2022 10:37 am
As opposed to kidney and liver, which are located much deeper within the body, the lung is exposed to outside air 25,000 times per day when you breathe. As a result, a recipient should ensure that they breathe clean air, avoid polluted areas and smoking, follow a healthy diet and regular exercise at home, says Professor Dr Arvind Kumar, Founder & Trustee of the Lung Care Foundation
Chennai man spends 109 days on ECMO, ventilator, recovers sans lung transplant
August 20, 2021 9:34 am
After almost 50 days into ECMO, Mudijja slowly started improving, with enhancing lung performance. The clinical team decided to proceed with the treatment plan but without a transplant.
Licence in hand, AIIMS ready for lung transplants
July 07, 2019 9:03 am
In 2017, PGIMER in Chandigarh performed its first lung transplant and became the first in North India and the first government hospital in the country to perform such transplants.
New model may help regenerate severely damaged lungs
May 09, 2019 10:51 am
Currently, up to 80 per cent of donor lungs are rejected for serious but potentially reversible injuries, according to the study published in Nature Communications.
Woman gets a fresh start after lung transplant surgery in Chennai
November 24, 2017 4:09 pm
The woman had developed breathlessness in 2011 and soon her condition aggravated with severe bouts of coughing.
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