Organ transplants
This Hospital Is Denying Organ Transplants to Unvaccinated Patients
Colorado’s UCHealth says donors and recipients will need to be vaccinated “in almost all situations.”
Kiwis Seeking Chinese Transplants Face Dark Possibility of Stolen Organs
While China says it's stopped harvesting organs from prisoners, researchers say there's not enough transparency to be sure.
Study shows 1 in 8 organ transplants in the U.S. come from donors who died of overdoses
Thats a 24-fold increase since 2000.
This Woman Lost 40 Pounds to Donate Her Kidney to Her Coworker
Rebekah Ceidro is saving her friend's life, and her own.
Reprogramming Organs Could Be the Future of Transplants
This could mean safer life-saving organ transplants.
This Pig Lung Is Pulsating with Human Blood
Scientists say pigs are the ideal mammal to transplant organs to humans.
A Shortage of Legitimate Donors Is Fuelling the Black Market Organ Trade
As Wales becomes the latest country to make organ donation opt-out, the illegal organ trade continues around the world.
A New Supermaterial Lets This Artificial Heart Pump Like the Real Thing
Researchers want it to be used as a prosthetic heart in the future.
California Has Finally Stopped Denying Organ Transplants to Medical Marijuana Users
California is just the seventh state to pass a law that protects medical marijuana patients from being removed from organ transplant lists.
Infographic: The Economics of Organ Transplants
A look at the legal and illegal worldwide trade in livers, hearts, lungs, and pancreases.
Print Your Heart Out
3D-printed organs are looking more realistic than ever, but there's still a lot of work to do.