Every year, thousands of Indians die waiting for organs that never arrive, even as countless potential donations are lost to ...
The scene at OneLegacy in Azusa on a recent Friday morning would have been familiar to anyone who’s been in a hospital intensive care unit. Three adults were tucked into hospital beds, still and ...
All four patients who received pig organs to replace their diseased organs have now died, though researchers involved in these transplants say they will keep trying to improve this alternative source ...
Artificial organs – grown in the lab and transplanted into someone’s body – have been on the horizon for some years now. They present many challenges but, if we can overcome them, they will open up ...
Your anatomy operates like a machine, it's success hinging on the work of over 70 organs, each with a unique function. From the heart's blood-pumping ability to the liver's filtering power, each ...
The demand for organ donors far outstrips the supply. In this week's Scrubbing Up, Martin Wilkinson, a visiting professor at Keele University and former chairman of the New Zealand Bioethics Council, ...