For the first time, researchers have discovered that the accumulation of aged and failing cells, called senescent cells, in one diseased organ can spread to multiple healthy organs, causing them to ...
The Markup reports on the critical need for organ donation, highlighting personal stories, myths, and ongoing disparities in access and equity.
Patients have been given invasive treatments that their conditions did not warrant to push them higher on the organ ...
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The latest supplement craze may sound offal at first glance. A growing number of women are turning to organ meat supplements as they navigate menopause, hoping the nutrient-packed capsules can ease ...
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.
Reports and investigations reveal potential patient abuse related to organ transplants, including accelerating deaths for organ procurement. A federal investigation found a Kentucky organ procurement ...
We explain why some organs are skipping patients who need them. By Brian M. Rosenthal Who gets the kidneys and livers and hearts donated by people who die? For decades, the U.S. government has ...
As part of its efforts to strengthen the country’s organ transplant system, the US Department of Health and Human Services says it is moving to decertify a major organ procurement organization – ...
New York State ranks low in organ donor enrollment, highlighting a critical need for increased participation. Thousands of New Yorkers are on organ transplant waiting lists, with hundreds dying ...
You could be 45 on paper but 60 in your kidneys. “The fact that [the researchers] can create an organ age using proteins — and use it to predict diseases that you would expect to be predicted from ...
Washington — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday new action to reform the nation's organ transplant system, as well as a move to decertify an organ ...