In the United States, about 20 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. Patients sometimes wait years for a match. Many others, disproportionately those of color, never even get placed on ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- There could be big changes ahead for Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the way organ donations are handled in the United States. President Joe Biden recently ...

Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some ...

Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington in June 2016. The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on Sept. 9, a milestone that comes at a ...

I never thought much about organ transplants until the day I needed one. Few people ever do. I battled type 1 diabetes for almost 40 years until it gave me end-stage renal disease. After that ...

Inequities in access to transplant are in part due to the nature and organization of the selection process. The limited organ supply and rising incidence of end-stage organ disease have resulted in a ...

The scene at OneLegacy in Azusa on a recent Friday morning would have been familiar to anyone who’s been in a hospital intensive care unit. Three adults were tucked into hospital beds, still and ...

Your circulatory system works all day, every day, to pump oxygen throughout your body. There are cardiovascular conditions that can impact this system. Your circulatory system, also known as your ...