Resolve to save a life in the new year. Register as an organ donor.

According to the National Kidney Registry, more than 90,000 people in the United States are currently waiting for a donor ...
STAT

Doctors may be ‘gaming’ the organ transplant waitlist

Jauhar is the author of “Heart: A History” and a cardiologist at Northwell Health. In recent months the Trump administration has taken a closer look at the organ transplant system. In September it ...
Courier-Post

Why a NJ organ distribution nonprofit is under congressional fire

Members of a U.S. House committee are investigating a New Jersey nonprofit responsible for organ and tissue procurement. The investigation stems from whistleblower allegations of misconduct, including ...
The Hill

New Jersey group attempted to harvest organs from patient with signs of life, House panel alleges

The House Ways and Means Committee is demanding an answer from a New Jersey organ donation group accused of engaging in illegal practices, including harvesting organs from a person who was showing ...
usace.army.mil

Army launches new training management system

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Army has taken a significant step to modernize how it manages Soldiers’ training data. On Nov. 15, ATIS Training — a streamlined, intuitive platform for managing ...
GEN

All-in-One Organ-on-a-Chip System

CN Bio has launched PhysioMimix ® Core, an integrated Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) platform that supports single-organ, multi-organ, and higher-throughput configurations within one system. The instrument is ...
Variety

‘The Pitt’ Has Inspired More Organ Donation and End-of-Life Planning, According to USC Norman Lear Center Study

After just one season, Emmy-winning drama “The Pitt” is already having an impact on healthcare conversations. That’s the finding from a new study released Monday by the USC Norman Lear Center, which ...
walb

A Child’s Gift, A Second Chance: How one organ donation created a lifelong bond

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) – What began as a family’s darkest moment has now become a story of hope, healing and an unbreakable bond. Eight-year-old Alaina Ritter passed away suddenly from meningitis ...
CBS News

Sacramento man saved 4 lives through organ donation, now his family advocates for more Hispanics to do the same

Hispanics make up nearly half of the organ transplant wait list, but are among the fewest to sign up to become organ donors. The family of fallen Sacramento Police officer Joseph "Joe" Chairez is ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

Organ Donation Agency Could Be First Ever Shut Down by US Government

The Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency, part of the University of Miami Health System, is one of 55 nonprofit organ procurement organizations in the US. HealthDay News — Federal health officials have ...
Fierce Healthcare

HHS moves to decertify Miami organ transplant group amid efforts to reform organ donation system

Federal health officials are taking steps to cut ties with a major organ procurement organization as part of a larger initiative to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system. Department of Health ...
CNN

HHS moves to shut down major organ donation group in latest steps to reform nation’s transplant system

As part of its efforts to strengthen the country’s organ transplant system, the US Department of Health and Human Services says it is moving to decertify a major organ procurement organization – ...