As part of new reforms, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced the first time an Organ Procurement ...

FILE - An organ recovery team works to remove the liver and kidneys from a donor June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The vast majority of organ donations ...

Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to routine in the United States, a new study shows. This shift over the past 25 ...

“Had TJ not woken up, I wonder what could have happened,” said Nyckoletta Martin, a former KODA employee who has been speaking out since the incident. TJ was an organ donor, so the following two days ...

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The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) is a public-private partnership that manages the US organ donation and transplantation system. Today, more than 100,000 people are on the organ ...

Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation's organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify an organ ...

After a heart attack in 2015, followed by more heart issues and a major scare in 2019, Burroughs was told the key organ responsible for his life was functioning at 35%. He needed a heart transplant.

Your role is simple - you just have to decide to join the donor registry. Here's how to help. | Opinion ...