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Thursday, Jun 19, 2025
Health minister Veena George suspended the heads of the Urology and Nephrology departments of Thiruvananthapuram Medical College after the death of Suresh, 54, a kidney transplant patient.
It is said that the kidney of a brain-dead 36-year-old patient in Rajagiri Multispeciality Hospital in Kochi was reached the Medical College in quick time, using the green corridor system.
When it was discovered that Markose' kidney was almost 70% dysfunctional the doctor first suggested dialysis, but he felt a kidney transplant was the only long-term solution.
The 51-year-old David, who played four ODIs for India, has been suffering from kidney ailment for the last few years and underwent a surgery last Wednesday.
To avoid immediate rejection from the human immune system due to the presence of a sugar molecule in pig cells called Glycan, the doctors altered the pig's genes.
Urine storage and emptying is complex coordination between bladder and urethra, and disturbances in the system due to childbirth, ageing, or other conditions can lead to urinary incontinence.
Kidney dysfunction tend to be free of pain and other symptoms so much so that the National Kidney Foundation estimates that 90 per cent of the people with failing kidneys don't know it.
The swap donation was made legally permissible with Tissue and Human Organ Transplantation act, amendment and rule of 2014.
A study suggested that NEERI-KFT, a herbal medicine extracted from plants, can be an alternative and complementary therapy at end-stage renal disease.
The surgery was performed on the patient on July 10 and after a month during his first check-up post the operation, the doctors found that his transplanted kidney was functioning properly.
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