First-of-Its-Kind Kidney Transplant Could Lead to More Cross-Blood Type Donations

Scientists have converted the blood type of a donor kidney and transplanted the organ into a person. The procedure — the ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

'My son was that miracle': Mother of organ donor highlights importance of donations

Nineteen-year-old Evan Spear was driving home late at night from the University of Arizona in May 2015 to visit his mother in Boulder when his car hit a black bull that had escaped from a farm south ...
southcoasttoday

90,000 Americans need a kidney donation. Here's how donors' stories can save lives.

When Nellie Zygiel of Fairhaven discovered her kidney was failing due to a rare illness, a transplant saved her life. She has found a way to pay her luck forward: by participating in the New England ...
ABC News

Survey Shows Many Want to Donate Organs, But Few Do

April 17 -- THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans say they want to donate their organs, but only 38 percent of licensed drivers are registered to do so, a new survey shows. Nearly 72 ...
National Catholic Register

Can Catholics Donate Their Organs? Here’s What the Church Says

A recent news report out of Kentucky revealed a slim but pointed risk regarding organ donation, one that underscores a key Church teaching about how the process of gifting one’s organs must play out.