A lady donated one of her kidneys to her partner, but he dumped her. The lady said she regretted the life-changing decision, ...

News from around the Southland includes items from Richton Park, Orland Park, Evergreen Park, Chicago Heights, OakLawn and ...

How have the first patients fared after receiving organ transplants from genetically modified pigs? Roni Caryn Rabin, a health reporter on the Science desk of The New York Times, looks at the results ...

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans.

Residents can now add their names to the Wisconsin Donor Registry when filing their taxes. Taxpayers can check the appropriate box on their return. If filing a joint return, spouses may sign up, too.

After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

A special education teacher at Huron High School gathered with students on Wednesday to make blankets for families of organ ...

The federal government has unveiled the standards and guidelines for establishing and coordinating organ/tissue transplantation services in the country. The development is to provide hope and ...

In a study published in a 2024 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers predicted that for most ...

Two families meeting for the first time: one driving 700 miles, from outside of Atlanta, Georgia -- the other, from Canfield.

BACKGROUND: A preservation system, the Organ Care System (OCS; TransMedics) uses normothermic pulsatile perfusion during organ transport for heart transplantation. This system has demonstrated ...

The death of an organism does not spell the end for its cells, according to new research. Cells have been shown to continue ...