Gift of Life Michigan awarded UM Health-Sparrow Lansing hospital of the year for its commitment to organ and tissue donation ...

In a significant step forward for tissue engineering, scientists are employing the microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to create human liver tissue with superior ...

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Eight minutes is all it takes for a new patient to be put on the national organ transplant list. In that same amount of time 17 people will die waiting for an organ ...

Organ donation saves lives and enjoys widespread public support. But many people are unsure what they agree to when they sign up. Credit...Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Supported by By Trinity ...

When people sign up to be organ donors, they often think about hearts, lungs and kidneys. But there’s another part of that decision that can quietly change — and even save — many more lives: tissue ...

They spoke to a nurse at University Hospitals of Cleveland, who contacted Lifebanc, which has a representative at the hospital. “While we were in the hospital, we had discussions with Lifebanc,” ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MAYWOOD, Ill. – An event held Sunday at ...

Automated donor referrals help improve patient care and optimize hospital resources "This integration is a prime example of how health systems can talk to one another, which helps eliminate manual ...

The mission of supporting families through troubling times is alive and well in the Palmetto State, as We Are Sharing Hope SC (SHSC) continues to encourage eye, organ and tissue donation. SHSC ...