Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to ...

Organ donation after circulatory death (DCD) now accounts for nearly half of all deceased organ donors in the U.S., marking a dramatic shift in transplant practice over the past 25 years.

LifeCenter Northwest is capitalizing on a year of high performance following a record number of organs donated in Washington state and organs transplanted nationally in 2025.

I first considered living kidney donation years ago when my aunt was diagnosed with kidney disease. That decision was easy; I love her dearly and I’d give her any part of me if she needed it.

“You should consider donating your kidney,” says German Lopez. In a “time that feels increasingly chaotic and out of control, helping people, directly and materially, remains one of the few actions we ...

A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants. By Brian M. Rosenthal For years, the ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – New England Donor Services logged a record number of organ transplants last year, but the organization is warning that federal changes that could upend the country’s organ donation ...

Demand from the millions of patients worldwide who need an organ transplant greatly outpaces supply, leaving organ donation policy ripe for perverse incentives. In the United States, an average of 13 ...

MUSCATINE, Iowa (KWQC) - The Iowa Donor Network honored the life of a young girl who saved six lives through organ donation with a floragraph portrait at the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new amendment to public health law, set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026, in New York state, will expand organ donation authority beyond family members for the first time. The new ...