The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a reform of the organ-transplant system and threatened to close ...

A federal investigation revealed concerning practices in the organ donation system, in which procurement began while patients ...

People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying ...

Amid reports that organ donors may be at risk for having their body parts harvested while still alive and kicking, the Trump ...

The nation's organ transplant system will be overhauled following reports of rushed or premature surgeries, health officials ...

The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group ...

LOPA, Louisiana's organ procurement agency, is committed to patient safety and provides support to donor families, while also ...

Organ transplants are already time-sensitive procedures, and any extra delays can make the organs unviable for the recipient. "A transplant hospital might have to turn down the organ because they ...

She told USA TODAY that only 198 of the 46,600 U.S. organ transplants last year went to recipients from other countries, with 30 of those going to recipients from Israel.

Organ Transplantation Needs More Organs In 2018, there were 36,529 organ transplants from 17,570 donors. But there are currently more than 113,000 patients on the waiting list for an organ transplant.