Nearly 100,000 Americans currently wait for lifesaving organ transplants, yet only about 25,000 transplants occur annually.

South Carolina’s federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO), has been recognized by LifeNet Health for their Most Improved HOPE Award.

North Platte mom Lauressa Gillock will mark the 10-year anniversary of her 3-year-old daughter's gift of life through organ ...

The majority of children do not need a tonsillectomy.” But when done for the right reasons, tonsillectomy offers a meaningful ...

BALTIMORE, July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeSource, the Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) based in Minneapolis, MN, and InVita Healthcare Technologies, a leading provider of specialized software ...

Scientists have achieved an unprecedented look into how the human immune system attacks a transplanted pig kidney, using ...

Academics found that some children in need of a kidney transplant are facing inequalities in their care. Black children are less likely to be put on the transplant waiting list, as are those from more ...

The team at the University of Bristol found that Black children were less likely to be put on the transplant waiting list, as were those from more deprived backgrounds. Girls were also 12 per cent ...

Organ transplantation has significantly revolutionized the treatment of patients with organ failure. However, the recipient's ...

In cases of brain death, where the heart may still be beating, the patient has lost all vital brain functions, particularly ...

Brain death according to Biketi can be caused by several factors, namely traumatic injury like gun shots and accidents that breaks the skull and brain tissue. Bleeding can ... brain-dead can be a ...