Tennessee resident Cari Hollis contacted people who her late son, 26-year-old Austin Hollis, saved through organ donation and ...

Jon Smith never got sick in his life. But he suffered a massive heart attack at age 53. Upon learning he was severely brain-damaged, his wife wanted to remove him from life support. But the process ...

The vast majority of organ donations once came from people who were brain-dead. Now they’re increasingly coming from people who died when their heart stopped beating, a major shift that can boost ...

Etan Yeshua is a registered nurse in the intensive care unit of an East Coast hospital. For decades, I have encouraged friends and family to register as organ donors. As an intensive care nurse, I’ve ...

Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill that would require immediate pauses in organ retrievals where patients show signs of life. St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS/Sipa USA Laurie Skrivan House committee ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) — Members of the House Standing Committee on Health Services voted to pass organ donation safety legislation sponsored by House Majority Whip Jason Nemes. House Bill 510 would ...

WEST SPRINGFIELD – Thrill-show driver Joie Chitwood Jr. and Fred Pittroff, creator and manufacturer of the Giant Slide, are among the first inductees of the Big E’s new Showmen’s Park walk of fame.

C.J. Adams, a 13-year-old seventh grader from Dallastown, was born with holes in his heart valves. He first had surgery when he was two days old and spent a good portion of his young life at the ...

Casper couple Jason and Misty Wynia say they are forever grateful to the person who checked "yes" on their driver's license application to be an organ donor. This is their 16th Valentine's Day ...

RICHMOND HILL, Ga. (WTOC) - As couples across the country prepare to celebrate Valentine’s Day, one Richmond Hill man is marking February 14 in a far more personal way — honoring a stranger he never ...

PITTSBURGH — A retired mailman made a special delivery Thursday for organ donor families at the Center for Organ Recovery and Education, known as CORE. While Saturday is Valentine’s Day, it’s also ...

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An Atlantic Collegiate Academy student involved in a wreck last week on her way to school isn’t expected to survive — but her final act of generosity will be donating ...