Organ Donation: What to Know About the Process

Organ donation saves lives and enjoys widespread public support. But many people are unsure what they agree to when they sign up.

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A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk

People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying or showing other signs of life.

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Surgeons Perform First Human Bladder Transplant

The procedure could be life-changing for some people with debilitating conditions.

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Ex-Harvard Medical School Morgue Chief to Plead Guilty in Sale of Body Parts

Cedric Lodge stole organs from cadavers that had been donated for medical research, prosecutors said. The university fired him in 2023.

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Pig Kidney Removed From Alabama Woman After Organ Rejection

Towana Looney lived with the kidney longer than any other transplant patient had tolerated an organ from a genetically modified animal.

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His Death Was Interrupted, Just as He Had Planned

Brendan Costello’s family was bracing for goodbyes. But he had one last wish.

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For Patients Needing Transplants, Hope Arrives on Tiny Hooves

Some scientists are confident that organs from genetically modified pigs will one day be routinely transplanted into humans. But substantial ethical questions remain.

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