March has been declared National Kidney Month in an effort to raise awareness on kidney health and the increasing need for ...

CMS is looking to improve accountability and protections for patients in the U.S. organ donation system. On Wednesday, the agency issued guidance aimed at organ procurement organizations (OPOs) and ...

More than 100,000 Americans are on the waitlist for a life-saving organ transplant and less than half receive one, according to Donate Life America. After giving birth to her son, Micah, Brittany ...

A bill that institutes an additional safety step during the organ procurement process achieved final passage in the Senate on ...

Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.

The Department of Health and Human Services has directed the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to begin reforming the organ transplant system, and to reopen an investigation into an organ ...

A bill that establishes an additional safety step during the organ procurement process passed out of a Senate committee on ...

A bill aimed at improving organ donation safety in Kentucky is set to become law. House Bill 510 adds new safeguards to the ...