When people sign up to be organ donors, they often think about hearts, lungs and kidneys. But there’s another part of that decision that can quietly change — and even save — many more lives: tissue ...

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LIFE MONTH. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER IS PROMOTING ORGAN DONATION. NEARLY 4000 PEOPLE IN THE MARYLAND AND D.C. METRO AREAS NEED TRANSPLANTS. I RECEIVED A KIDNEY TRANSPLANT IN 2022.

The story of medicine in Pittsburgh has included huge chapters on the growth of transplant surgery. Livers, hearts, kidneys and lungs — all of these are the critical organs people need to survive.

Men who have had sex with another man in the preceding 5 years. Persons who report intravascular, intramuscular, or subcutaneous injection of drugs for nonmedical reasons in the preceding 5 years.

Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking organ donor status.

The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved an indefinite extension of the Emily Keyes — John W. Buckner Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Fund, which was set to expire in two years.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee drivers can now pre-purchase new ‘Donate Life Tennessee’ license plates aimed at spreading awareness about organ and tissue donation in the Volunteer State and ...