Calicut- Hospitals

Programme to be initiated to boost organ donations

To give a boost to the organ donation programme in PGIMER authorities are thinking of setting up a network for organ sharing with public sector institutes A network between hospitals for sharing donated organs on the basis of urgency exists in South India and in Western countries like USA In the near future PGI may set up a similar network with ... Read More

Better to transplant smokers lungs than staying on wait list UK study finds

Transplant patients who need new lungs have a better overall chance of survival if they receive donor lungs from smokers than if they remain on wait lists new British research shows The study provides strong evidence there is a net benefit to patients receiving smokers lungs even though recipients of such organs are less likely to live as long... Read More