Stories like these have emerged as the transplant system has increasingly turned to a type of organ removal called donation after circulatory death.

The US Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that it’s undertaking an initiative to reform the country’s organ donation system after a federal investigation found that one ...

As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system.

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 ...

Cardiac allotransplantation is warranted in children with end-stage heart failure or irreparable congenital heart disease. A dearth of organs for transplantation has contributed to long wait-list t ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Critical organs like your brain, kidneys, liver and heart, plus all muscle tissue, are dependent on your circulatory system to function normally and survive.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched an overhaul of the nation’s organ transplant system Monday amid reports of surgeons attempting to harvest organs from patients who ...

US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses One issue being reviewed is how doctors are sure when it’s time to withdraw life support from a dying ...