The latest medical news on Organ Donation

In an effort to find better ways of supporting bone growth for transplants, a study in vitro and in vivo has turned to an unusual material: eggshells.

Many people require organ transplants, and they rely on other people donating them. There are many more people waiting for an organ than have signe...

A new way of preparing insulin-producing implants of donor pancreatic cells promises to improve transplant effectiveness and reduce ensuing complic...

Researchers have designed a type of stem cell that should be able to withhold transplantation into any recipient without facing rejection.

Advancements in critical care make it possible for even the sickest children to successfully undergo liver transplantation.

We look at how Dr. Olga Jonasson - America's first woman to head a surgical department - helped shape leadership opportunities for today's female s...

A new study finds that HIV-infected individuals with kidney failure are less likely to receive a kidney transplant - especially from living donors ...

For patients affected by lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis and others, cures for the...

New research provides insights on transplant recipients' antibody responses against donor kidneys and how the timing of those responses can have im...

An analysis of nearly 30,000 patients undergoing liver transplantation in the United States between 2008 and 2014 found elevated death and organ lo...

Approximately 30,000 organ transplants occur in the United States each year.

A new study indicates that the success of a kidney transplant may rely in part on a kidney donor's weight and sex, factors that are not typically c...