Lalu Prasad Yadav To Undergo Kidney Transplant, Seeks Passport Renewal & Permission For Foreign Travel
Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav has approached the CBI, seeking for the release of his passport, to travel abroad for kidney transplant. Yadav's lawyer said that once his passport gets renewed, Yadav will most likely got to Singapore for the transplant. He further stated that once the doctor's appointment is fixed, they will seek for permission to travel abroad in all five cases he has been convicted.
Tags: Kidney Transplant, Lalu Prasad Yadav, passport renewal, CBI, Bihar
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Illegal Kidney Transplant Racket Busted In South Delhi, 10 Arrested
An illegal kidney transplant racket has been busted in the Hauz khas area. Police have arrested 10 persons from various places across the city. Reportedly, the racket was run by a doctor and other technicians and helpers. According to the police, they would induce the poor and needy to sell their kidneys and sell it at a higher price. Further details on the matter is awaited.
Tags: Kidney Transplant, kidney transplant racket, Delhi, south delhi, Hauz khas
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2 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Not Enough For Patients, Says Dr Samira Bell
Dr Samira Bell led a research, conducted by Scottish Renal Registry, establishing the study that two COVID-19 vaccine doses are not enough for patients with kidney transplant history and taking dialyses. Research on behalf of Public Health Scotland, found that such patients are less immune, and expose to health concerns and death-risk, even after taking two doses. The study also emphasised on need of third-fourth vaccine doses for such… read-more
Tags: Covid-19, Covid Vaccine, Kidney Transplant, Dialyses, Scotland research
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Pig Kidney Transplanted Into Human; Surgeon Calls It, 'Potential Miracle'
Medical team from United States has succeeded in temporarily transplanting a pig's kidney to a human. The surgeon who performed the surgery described the procedure as a "potential miracle." A genetically modified pig and a brain-dead patient were used in the two-day study. Pig kidneys have been found to be viable in nonhuman primates in previous studies. Pig organ transplantation might provide a "renewable source of organs" in the future.
Tags: Kidney, pig, USA, Kidney Transplant
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Gujarat Man Gifts His Kidney To Ailing Wife On Valentine's Day
In a unique known tale of love, Gujarat's Vinod Patel will donate his kidney to his wife Rita Patel on Valentine's Day. Reportedly, Rita is ailing from autoimmune kidney dysfunction and needs a kidney transplant to survive. Seeing severe complications of medicines, Vinod Patel came forward as a potential donor and was found to be the appropriate one. Interestingly, 44-year-old Rita will undergo kidney transplant on February 14, which also… read-more
Tags: Gujarat, Vinod Patel, Rita Patel, Kidney Transplant, Valentine's Day
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