As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system. Several families have ...

The head of an organ procurement group told a House panel Tuesday he would be "disturbed” if he had witnessed a 2021 case in which a Kentucky man was prepared for organ retrieval even while shaking ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Monday it has launched “a major initiative” to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system. The announcement cites an investigation conducted ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a sweeping reform initiative of the nation’s organ transplant system after a four-year investigation by the Health Resources and ...

‘These were not unique. These are horrific reports.’ ...

Between Dec. 1, 2024, and Feb. 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services examined 351 cases where organ donation was authorized but ultimately not completed. Its conclusions were ...

A federal investigation found a Kentucky nonprofit pushed hospital workers toward surgery despite signs of revival in patients. By Brian M. Rosenthal See more of our coverage in your search ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some ...

Meharry Medical College student Teresa Belledent gets help putting on her eye protection as she watches an organ procurement surgery June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn. Belledent has long wanted to ...

As a former surgeon and U.S. representative who led the passage of the Securing the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act, I am committed to ensuring the future of our nation’s organ ...