In the 1966 novel Fantastic Journey, by Isaac Asimov, a miniature submarine and crew travel throughout the human circulatory ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiated reforms of the country’s organ transplant system on Monday after a study of a major organ procurement organization revealed “disturbing ...

At OneLegacy, each organ donor who passes through its organ recovery center is given an honor walk. It's a solemn tradition where hospital staff and loved ones stand shoulder-to-shoulder along a ...

A four-year investigation by the Health Resources and Services Administration has uncovered systemic ethical and safety ...

The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group ...

Two university hospitals are pioneering new ways to expand access to the lifesaving heart transplants for adults and babies.

Brain Death Versus Cardiac Death Dr Kon explained that organ transplants come from 2 types of donors. In brain-dead donors, brain function has completely ceased. Most donors in the US meet this first ...

More information: Huseyin Kilili et al, Maximum lifespan and brain size in mammals are associated with gene family size expansion related to immune system functions, Scientific Reports (2025).