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Tanjore: Farmer injured after tree branch fell on him, dies
He was declared brain-dead, after which his major organs were harvested, and his body was later handed over to his family.
Most donor-conceived children are told about their origins, but many...
21 Sept 2025 3:38 PM ISTKnowledge of biological heritage is important for most people – even more so for people who were conceived using donated sperm, eggs or embryos. Our...
TN hospitals to honour organ donors with Wall of Honour
11 Sept 2025 8:35 PM ISTThe Minister stated that the initiative will commence with the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai, where the memorial will be...
Madras HC quashes denial of kidney transplant over 'proof of...
3 Sept 2025 2:54 PM ISTThe court pointed out that the Transplantation of Human Organs and Tissues Act, 1994, does not bar transplants between unrelated individuals.
7,487 patients in queue for organ transplantation in TN: Health...
9 Aug 2025 8:09 AM ISTIn 2024 alone, 868 people donated organs, and in 36 TN medical colleges, 483 people who had donated organs after brain death, were given an ‘honour...
Livers swapped between hospitals for 2 transplants in Coimbatore
18 July 2025 8:05 PM ISTThe patients, a 59-year-old man from Salem admitted in GEM and a 53-year-old man from Tirupur in Sri Ramakrishna, were both in need of liver...
Despite campaigns, kidney harvesting remains a herculean task in TN
12 April 2025 8:43 PM IST“Since non-relatives cannot donate a kidney, as per the rule of organ transplants, my surgery has been delayed. Plus, I don’t have relatives,” said...
Boy dies by suicide, leaves note to donate his organs in Chennai
28 Feb 2025 10:41 PM ISTThe deceased, Joshua of Vel Nagar in Peerkankaranai, was in Class 9 in the government school in the locality.