organ donation

Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he received the genetically modified pig heart in September.

Aimee Sachs was unable to move or speak in the end, but she could blink. Her wishes led to three people receiving her organs.

The operations are expensive, risky, and use a scarce resource — donated lungs — that might otherwise go to patients with cystic fibrosis or other diseases.

An organization says 10 million Floridians have signed up to donate organs and tissues through its donor registry.

A new study out this week shows Americans are more likely to donate a kidney if they’re paid.

South Florida's only organ bank is under fire from a national board that oversees policies and practices for organ transplants.