Organ Transplant

Researchers are gearing up as two companies to begin the world's first formal studies of pig-to-human transplants in 2025. So far emergency transplants haven't yielded survival past two months

Tampa General's Transplant Institute had a record year, due in part to innovative technology that expands the donor pool. But thousands of Floridians are still waiting for help.

The 12-floor, 565,000-square-foot building, adjacent to the hospital's Davis Islands campus, will be named for the Taneja family, major donors to the project. It is slated to open in 2027.

The U.S. transplant system ordered hospitals to quit using a test that made Black patients' kidneys appear healthier than they really were.

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 surgery is the first of its kind on Florida’s west coast.

COVID-related transplants are surging as hospitals grapple with a growing subset of patients whose organs are “basically destroyed by the virus,” said Dr. Jonathan Orens at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Florida's Legislature is moving toward ensuring new protections for disabled people who may need organ transplants, part of a national trend among…

When Dr. Bobby Zervos offers transplant patients the option to accept an organ with hepatitis C, he's prepared for some surprised reactions."Some patients…

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