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Nonprofit that leads organ recovery in SoCal could be jeopardized by poor rankings
LA Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUsing a stethoscope and comforted by his wife and son, Marco Garcia, left, listens to his son's...
Bill to revamp national organ donation system goes to Biden’s desk
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoFor the first time, the national Organ Procurement and Transplant Network may be opened up to...
The U.S. is modernizing its 39-year-old organ transplant system–just in time for the AI revolution
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 8 months agoThe recent signing of The Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act...
Federal lawmakers are worried 2 Ohio organ donation groups are padding pancreas numbers
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA bipartisan group of federal lawmakers is investigating 10 organ procurement organizations, including two from Ohio, on suspicion they may be padding their pancreas collection numbers in order ...
Senate review blames deaths, illnesses on mistakes in organ transplant screening
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Senate Finance Committee released a report Wednesday linking dozens of deaths and illnesses to a...
Organ recipient: Attacks against donation, transplant system are unwarranted, detrimental
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn April 2017, The Oklahoman published a story about my heart and liver transplant. Five years...
How dead is "dead enough"?
Salon via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMedical team in a hurry carrying an organ transplants box by ambulance, with heart rate monitor Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images It's always...
South Texas communities of color can say "Yes" to organ donation
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMore than 10,000 Texans – including many in Corpus Christi – are waiting for a lifesaving organ...
Nearly 20% of donated organs go unused — here’s how we can fix it and honor donors
Healthcare Dive via Yahoo Finance· 4 weeks agoThe medical community needs to take “smart risks” to maximize organ donation use, according to the...
Organ transplant milestone: As US crosses 1 million mark, advances offer hope for millions more
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRichard Herrick, 23, was facing certain death in 1954 when his identical twin, Ronald, agreed to...