Health Aug 28 Donating a kidney even more safe than previous believed, U.S. study shows By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press
Making Sen$e Jul 19 Watch 8:31 Iran pays kidney donors. Should the U.S. follow? In the U.S., Medicare spending on dialysis accounts for nearly 1 percent of the entire federal budget, and the cost is growing. On the other hand, kidney transplants are actually less expensive and offer the possibility of getting back to… By Paul Solman
Health Apr 24 Watch 5:56 Soldier wounded in Afghanistan receives historic penis transplant More than 1,300 U.S. men fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered devastating injuries to the genitals, affecting self-esteem and identity. Now surgeons in Baltimore say they have performed a transplant of a penis, scrotum and part of the abdominal…
Health Jun 11 This website makes organ transplants in the U.S. possible The DonorNet website matches available organs to needy patients, kicking off a race against time to get kidneys, livers, and more to transplant recipients. By Eric Boodman, STAT
Health Jun 10 Organ donation: State efforts have done little to close supply gap In the U.S., an average of 21 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant, and the wait times can range from four months for a heart to five years for a kidney, dependent on the how sick the… By Lisa Gillespie, Kaiser Health News
Sep 10 Americans are more willing to be generous with their bodies than their money By Christian Smith, Hilary Davidson Generosity means giving money, time, energy and attention. But it also can mean giving a part of you – literally, in the case of blood and organ donations. In the third adaptation of their recently published book, "The Paradox of… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch Inside the growing global market of organ trafficking By PBS News Hour Nearly 4,000 people die every year in the United States waiting for a kidney transplant. And while it's illegal almost everywhere, there is a thriving global market of organ trafficking. Kevin Sack of The New York Times, who’s been investigating… Continue watching
Aug 07 Euthanized pets give one last gift By Caitlin Cress, The Hale Center for Journalism at KCPT Making the decision to put down your pet is never easy, but a Kansas bioscience firm is offering dog and cat owners a little comfort -- in the form of an organ donation. Now, tissue taken from a euthanized animal… Continue reading
May 10 Which country has the highest organ donation rates? By Kristin Miller In the United States, there are currently 122,592 people waiting for an organ. According to Organdoner.gov, the government gateway for information on donation, 18 people die in the United States each day waiting for an organ. Continue reading
May 10 Watch Can policy changes lead to an increase in organ donations? By PBS News Hour NewsHour Weekend presents a report from Australia about an initiative that has raised organ donation and transplant rates dramatically. Could the same program work in the United States?… Continue watching