Organ Donation

By LAURAN NEERGAARD - AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most transplanted hearts are from donors who are brain dead, but new research shows a different approach can be just as successful and…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Two former Marines bonded by a kidney donation and their love of football are now headed to the Super Bowl.John Gladwell, a Kansas City resident and Chiefs fan, donated a kidney to Philadelphia Eagles…

By STEVE LeBLANC - Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A proposal to let Massachusetts prisoners donate organs and bone marrow to shave time off their sentence is raising profound ethical and legal questions…

LONDON (AP) — A senior Nigerian politician was on trial in London on Tuesday for allegedly exploiting a street trader by transporting him to the U.K. to donate a kidney in exchange for thousands of pounds.Ike Ekweremadu,…

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Richard Blodgett, a single father, was jailed on a drug charge when a worker from Arizona's child welfare agency delivered the news: His son…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man has died of injuries suffered in an Indianopolis apartment fire this week that left four children ages 15 months, 3, 12 and 14 in critical condition, authorities said.Raymond Diggs, 31, died…

By FELICIA FONSECA - Associated Press Greyson Parisien’s time on earth was short. But the boy with dark-rimmed eyeglasses who was enchanted by the music in “Frozen,” the sound of ripping paper and his…

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who got a new lease on life after a ground-breaking heart transplant between an HIV-positive donor and recipient got to meet the family of the woman who gave it to her, giving them a chance to hear…

San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For More Information Contact:             Linda Canizales 210.776.2520 [email protected]   TOSA, LifeGift, and LifeShare Conduct First-Time Uncrewed Aerial Transport of…

There are more than 100,000 people in the United States waiting for an organ transplant, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, known as UNOS."I was born Type 1 diabetic," said Patrick McGlone, who received a dual…