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Ochsner Transplant Institute completes historic 10,000th organ transplant

The Ochsner Transplant Institute has performed its 10,000th organ transplant, becoming the first and only transplant center in Louisiana to reach this milestone.

12 Aug 2026

Three courageous heart transplant survivors are celebrated by the British Heart Foundation for giving their old hearts for research

The British Heart Foundation is celebrating three incredible young women who donated their old hearts to science after having heart transplant surgery.

25 Jun 2026

Large human islet study reveals new insights into diabetes risk

Diabetes is the most common and serious chronic disease worldwide, characterized by insufficient insulin to maintain proper blood glucose levels.

12 May 2026

Pediatric heart transplant demand rises amid severe donor shortage

Advances in pediatric heart care are helping more children survive long enough to receive a transplant-but a critical shortage of donor hearts means too many are still dying while they wait, experts warned today at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) 46th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions.

25 Apr 2026

Man steps forward to donate kidney to unknown teen

Tim Fitzpatrick was at home on Long Island when he saw a local news story about a 13-year-old boy in need of a kidney transplant.

11 Apr 2026

Most Americans unaware of brain donation’s role in autism research

Autism BrainNet today released new survey findings revealing a significant disconnect between Americans' strong support of autism research and their limited understanding of the role postmortem brain donation plays in advancing it.

1 Apr 2026

Lost in transmission: Changes in organ donor status can fall through cracks in the system

When Raven Kinser walked into a Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office two summers ago, she completed a driver's license application that included the option to register as an organ donor.

17 Mar 2026

Global experts to debate dementia and assisted dying at QUT conference

Dementia, global trends, community attitudes, conscientious objections by doctors and health facilities, Indigenous perspectives, and organ donation are among agenda topics for the International Conference on Assisted Dying and Other End of Life Care (ICEL5) at QUT next month.

13 Mar 2026

Highly biocompatible corneal implants created from recycled carp scales

Serious diseases affecting the transparent part of the eye, called the cornea, are very difficult to treat because this structure lacks blood vessels and has little capacity for regeneration and repair.

10 Mar 2026

Organ donation after circulatory death expands transplant opportunities

Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to routine in the United States, a new study shows.

26 Feb 2026

Why people donate their bodies to science

This study examines the psychological and social factors influencing body donation decisions, highlighting family experiences and public health implications.

7 Jan 2026

Children’s Hospital Colorado completes its first heart and liver dual transplant

Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) successfully performed the hospital's first-ever heart and liver dual organ transplant, with support from dozens of team members across 25 different multidisciplinary care teams.

19 Dec 2025

Current state, challenges, and future directions of heart transplantation in USA and Western Europe

In nearly 60 years, heart transplantation has transformed from a daring vision to an established surgical procedure. Since the first adult heart transplant in the United States was performed at Stanford Hospital in 1968, the field has made significant strides.

4 Dec 2025

Machine learning model boosts success of liver transplants from circulatory death donors

There are more candidates on the waitlist for a liver transplant than there are available organs, yet about half the time a match is found with a donor who dies after cardiac arrest following the removal of life support, the transplant must be canceled.

13 Nov 2025

Opt-out organ donation policies may reduce living organ donations

Every day, 17 Americans die while waiting for an organ transplant. Opt-out organ donation policies, which enroll everyone into post-mortem donation programs by default unless people choose to opt out, have been touted as a way to increase the supply of desperately needed organs.

28 Oct 2025

Organ Donation News and Research

Ochsner Transplant Institute completes historic 10,000th organ transplant

Three courageous heart transplant survivors are celebrated by the British Heart Foundation for giving their old hearts for research

Large human islet study reveals new insights into diabetes risk

Pediatric heart transplant demand rises amid severe donor shortage

Man steps forward to donate kidney to unknown teen

Most Americans unaware of brain donation’s role in autism research

Lost in transmission: Changes in organ donor status can fall through cracks in the system

Global experts to debate dementia and assisted dying at QUT conference

Highly biocompatible corneal implants created from recycled carp scales

Organ donation after circulatory death expands transplant opportunities

Why people donate their bodies to science

Children’s Hospital Colorado completes its first heart and liver dual transplant

Current state, challenges, and future directions of heart transplantation in USA and Western Europe

Machine learning model boosts success of liver transplants from circulatory death donors

Opt-out organ donation policies may reduce living organ donations

Liver transplants from MAiD donors show outcomes comparable to standard donations

Lymphatic vessels found to undergo dramatic changes during kidney transplant rejection

A surgical team was about to harvest this man’s organs — until his doctor intervened

Growing popularity of contact sports raises concern over brain injuries in Africa

Humanized liver organoids double survival rate in rodent models

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