It is a cold, hard fact that 22 people die unnecessarily every day in the United States waiting for an organ transplant. A great deal of the problem rests in the public’s misconceptions about how to ...

When people sign up to be organ donors, they often think about hearts, lungs and kidneys. But there’s another part of that decision that can quietly change — and even save — many more lives: tissue ...

Becoming an organ donor is one of the most selfless acts a person can commit. Donating your organs after death can save multiple lives and provide immense relief to families in desperate need. Despite ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Eight minutes is all it takes for a new patient to be put on the national organ transplant list. In that same amount of time 17 people will die waiting for an organ ...

CLEVELAND, Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The MetroHealth System is partnering with InVita Healthcare Technologies and Lifebanc, the federally designated Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) serving ...

Nineteen-year-old Evan Spear was driving home late at night from the University of Arizona in May 2015 to visit his mother in Boulder when his car hit a black bull that had escaped from a farm south ...

The mission of supporting families through troubling times is alive and well in the Palmetto State, as We Are Sharing Hope SC (SHSC) continues to encourage eye, organ and tissue donation. SHSC ...

LifeLink of Georgia partners with HBCUs to address the shortage of Black doctors in the organ donation field and educate students on transplantation.

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