April is National Donate Life Month, a time set aside to recognize organ donors and the people whose lives have been changed ...

When Jeremy Mares applied for a driver’s license at 16, he registered to be an organ and tissue donor, thinking that he might one day be able to save someone’s life, he said. “Little did I know that ...

Steve Soltys was just 24 years old when he was first diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1990. At first, Soltys said, dealing with the chronic autoimmune disorder that keeps a person’s body from ...

An East Texas liver transplant recipient met the family of his donor for the first time Thursday, sharing an emotional ...

In case you missed it, UB’s own Sandy Flash is going viral in a video that captures a very personal and touching moment between her and the little boy whose life ...

An emotional meeting between the organ donor and recipient and the family of the hero donor who saved his life. The Olivan ...

Wellness Wednesday is sponsored by Intermountain Health. Sometimes doing everything right isn’t enough. Erika Morton was only 35 when she learned she needed a new liver. She was athletic and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly 100,000 people in the country are waiting for a kidney transplant. The median wait time for patients to receive a kidney transplant is a little over four years, while ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The transmission of tuberculosis from a donor organ to a transplant recipient may result in spread of the bacteria outside of the lungs, leading to a wide-spread infection, ...