U.S. Army Sgt. Dennis Andrew Vaccaro worked as a combat medic with the military, but his life-saving actions extended far ...

In what’s known as an altruistic nondirected donation, some choose to donate anonymously into the system, letting the supervising transplant organization, the United Network for Organ Sharing ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want China to be less involved in medical supply chains. The health care industry says it needs more incentives to boost domestic production.

Bioprinting is an additive manufacturing process, wherein successive layers of cell-laden bioinks are used to form biological ...

VCU Health has received approval from the United Network for Organ Sharing to begin lung transplantation at its Hume-Lee Transplant Center. VCU Health is the third transplant center that can ...

The study, based on 2000 to 2023 data from the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing ...

Sandy Flash matched with and later donated part of her liver to a 1-year-old boy named Sonny, who was diagnosed with biliary ...

Most hospitals have only created pairings for liver transplants among their local patients, though the United Network for Organ Sharing is testing a collaboration across 15 US transplant centres. Mayo ...

It may even motivate a person to donate an organ to a stranger. As transplant psychiatrists who evaluate potential donors for ...

A recent study shows that switching to an opt-out organ donation policy, where all adults are presumed organ donors unless they explicitly opt out, does not increase donations from deceased donors. A ...

The holidays are a time of giving, and you can give back by registering to become an organ donor. Jessica Rudd and Gwen Dunn ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Kidney transplantation from donors with HIV appeared to be ...