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Can Now Hold Fiancee’s Hand, Says Arm Transplant Recipient

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, hand and arm transplants have been performed on more than 85 people around the world. This was the fourth double arm or hand transplant performed at Brigham and Women’s.

Marnie Brace, A 20-Weeks-Old Baby, Needs A Heart Transplant

Marnie Brace, a 20-weeks-old baby born to Nick and Amy Brace in the UK, is in need of a heart transplant. She suffers from Noonan’s Syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy which essentially means that her heart needs to work extra heard to carry out basic functions including feeding.

Getting To The Heart Of The Problem: Why India Needs More Organ Donors

Lack of infrastructure, logistical constraints, and myths and stigma attached to organ donation are the major hurdles keeping the rate of heart transplant in India at an “abysmal low” vis-a-vis in the west, according to health experts.

Differently-Abled People Express Desire To Donate Organs

As many as 50 differently-abled persons from Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district have expressed their desire to donate their organs after death.

Mohanlal To Be Ambassador Of Kerala Organ Transplant Programme

Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will become the goodwill ambassador of ‘Mritasanjeevani,’ Kerala government’s sought after deceased donor organ transplant programme.

Mother Uncovers The Lasting Impact Of Donating Her Son’s Body

One of Sarah Gray’s son’s died six days after birth because he was missing part of his brain. Latching onto hope for something positive to come from heartache, Gray donated some of his tissues for scientific research — his eyes, his liver, his umbilical cord blood.