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Karnataka to become second state to frame altruistic organ donation guidelines
September 30, 2026 7:26 pm
The Karnataka High Court last month called on the government to place its policy regarding altruistic organ donation on record.
Karnataka may allow living donors to give organs to anonymous recipients
August 31, 2026 6:19 pm
The state government informed the Karnataka High Court of its stand after being directed to submit its policy on altruistic organ donation.
High Court asks Karnataka to frame policy on altruistic organ donation
August 25, 2026 6:17 pm
The Karnataka High Court gave the direction while hearing the plea of a 52-year-old businessman from Davangere district, who has revived his wish to donate one of his kidneys.
Waiting for an organ transplant? New portal will let patients track their turn in real time, enable faster access
August 04, 2026 10:13 pm
New platform creates a unified country-wide waiting list, enables transparent organ allocation, tracks transplant outcomes, supports nationwide swap donor matching, and allows hospitals to raise "super urgent" requests.
In death by euthanasia, Harish Rana donates heart valve, cornea: How are these harvested and used?
March 26, 2026 2:36 am
Heart valves will offer a second chance at life to those in need of complex cardiac surgery, says AIIMS cardiac surgeon
Calcutta High Court overrules ‘flimsy’ reason for rejecting kidney transplant, orders life-saving surgery within 24 hours
March 17, 2026 5:06 pm
The case centres on a 43-year-old woman who has been battling kidney failure since November 2021 and has been undergoing continuous dialysis since then, the Calcutta High Court noted.
Kerala to bid farewell with state honours to 10-month-old Alin, state’s youngest organ donor
February 15, 2026 11:12 am
Alin Sherin Abraham, who suffered serious injuries in a road accident while travelling with her family in Kottayam on February 5, was declared brain dead on Friday.
She wanted to donate her kidney to a stranger, so this Bengaluru doctor approached the high court
February 15, 2026 4:48 am
The 58-year-old Bengaluru resident and a fetal medicine consultant at Manipal Hospital is now recovering at home after successfully donating her kidney to a woman, also in her 50s.
A Bengal teacher fulfilled his mother’s last wish to donate her eyes; then police arrested him
February 12, 2026 12:01 pm
Activists slam police action in Nadia after a teacher and his family were arrested following a complaint from a neighbour.
Three cadaver donations in a day offer hope as thousands await transplants in Mumbai
February 09, 2026 9:55 pm
The donations were reported by S L Raheja Hospital in Mahim, Fortis Hiranandani Hospital in Navi Mumbai and Hira Mongi Navneet Hospital in Mulund. The donors provided multiple organs and tissues including kidneys, livers, corneas and skin.
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