Heart health is about more than just the heart itself. It's a two-way street between the heart and the rest of the body. However, many U.S. adults aren't aware of the connection between organs.

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some patients ...

I am a Black woman who has been waiting for seven years for a kidney transplant. The organ procurement system has failed me — apparently by design. In December 2021, a federal judge ordered that ...

Inequities in access to transplant are in part due to the nature and organization of the selection process. The limited organ supply and rising incidence of end-stage organ disease have resulted in a ...

The organ transplant system in the United States is getting a major overhaul, health officials announced Monday. The Department of Health and Human Services promised to reform the nation's organ ...

NYU Grossman School of Medicine offers a Pathophysiology of Organ Systems elective through the Office of Medical Education.

Surgical instruments are used during an organ transplant surgery at a hospital in Washington in June 2016. The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on Sept. 9, a milestone that comes at a ...

In late December, my friend Tonya Ingram – a brilliant poet, surfer, advocate, cat auntie and "Price Is Right" contestant – died waiting for a kidney transplant. She was 31. Before she died, she used ...

Congress demands answers after near-fatal mistakes in organ recovery flag potential systematic failure and threaten faith in donation. The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant ...