heart transplant

Diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at the age of 15, Varun Anand found his calling in sports. This is a case in point for the power of transplants and how they can transform a life.

"Before we started our mission we didn't know whose heart it was, or whom it was for. What mattered was making two lives worth it."

Coming to Rekha's rescue was the heart of a 20-year-old Kushal Goswami, who was declared brain dead following a road accident on Saturday.

Rajiv Putam died in a Texas hospital, but his wife made sure his organs got donated to recipients, some of whom had been waiting for days.

Green corridor refers to a special road route that enables harvested organs meant for transplants to reach the destined hospital.

The heart had been flown from Mangaluru to Bengaluru on February 21, and a “green corridor” ensured that the organ reached the hospital on time.

Aditya Shinde, the six year old boy, needed two open heart surgeries and one heart transplant. Meena's driver Rupesh Shinde had been despondent trying to get his son the treatment he needed.

More than half a million Indians are estimated to be in dire need of an organ transplant. While death takes you away, your organs can stay and save another life. A simple guide to the what, when and how of organ donation in India.

A remarkable show of coordination between hospital staff, policemen and the Indian Navy saved an auto driver's life by a successful heart transplant operation. The heart was carried from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi in record time and it was the first time a defence aircraft was used for such a purpose.

A precious life was saved as Air India air lifted the donated heart from Madurai and delivered it to Chennai on time. Here's all you need to know.