Organ Donation
Not White? You Might Struggle to Find an Organ Donor
One in five people who died in 2018 waiting for an organ transplant was from a BAME background. Campaigners are hoping a new law might change that.
Netflix's New Show 'Chambers' Will Scare Off Organ Donors
"Make no mistake: this show will cost some people their lives."
The opioid epidemic has a "silver lining" that's saving lives
A record-high uptick in organs available for donation could be the one good thing to come out of the crisis.
Indonesians are Buying and Selling Human Kidneys on Facebook
The going price for a kidney can range from 5,000 to 90,000 Australian dollars.
What It’s Like to Get a Double Lung Transplant in Your 20s
“No one knows what cystic fibrosis is and how severe it is.”
All the News You Need to Read This Morning
Virgin has been awarded £2 billion of NHS contracts in the past five years.
Kiwis Seeking Chinese Transplants Face Dark Possibility of Stolen Organs
While China says it's stopped harvesting organs from prisoners, researchers say there's not enough transparency to be sure.
This Simple Law Makes Spain the Leader in Organ Donation
Spain implemented a game-changer to its organ donation system—why aren't all countries doing this?
A Remixing Project Is Trying to Make Organ Donation Seem Less Scary
Dutch Uncles' Robin Richards is coordinating a project, where bands from Everything Everything to Wild Beasts donate song stems to raise awareness.
This Is How a Wounded Veteran Got a Penis Transplant
The man lost his genitals and both legs above the knee when a bomb exploded in Afghanistan.
The Racial Gap in Kidney Transplants Is Getting Even Bigger
Black and Hispanic people are getting fewer kidney transplants from live donors than they did 20 years ago.