Silent brain deaths cost India thousands of organs every year

A new AIIMS study highlights India's significant loss of potential organ donors due to inconsistent brain death certification ...
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Brainstem CT scan alone cannot stand as proof of neurologic death, study shows

Brain death determination sits at the fraught intersection of critical-care medicine, ethics, and organ-donation logistics. Missteps risk either prolonging mechanical support with no prospect of ...

Enzyme technology clears first human test toward universal donor organs for transplantation

The first successful human transplant of a kidney converted from blood type A to universal type O used special enzymes ...

Exclusive | AIIMS study: 6 in 10 top Indian doctors not trained to certify brain death, hurting organ donation

While nearly three-fourth (74.5%) of the doctors surveyed worked at teaching hospitals, only 10 per cent said they regularly ...
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Commentary: Post-mortem pregnancy is about brain death, not abortion

News outlets have been reporting the story of Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old pregnant woman diagnosed as brain dead in February 2025 when she was nine weeks pregnant. According to reports, Smith had ...