At least 178 children and staff have fallen ill with the disease. An outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has hit Tennessee, affecting dozens of schools in Shelby County, which includes ...

The federal government has directed the United Network for Organ Sharing to pause some of its oversight work amid the government shutdown. As the primary contractor for the Organ Procurement and ...

Loyola University Medical Center knowingly performed organ transplants on unsuitable patients to boost Medicare billing, leading to harm and death, according to a former hospital official whose ...

Medics found not only a stone jammed inside his mouth, but also rocks placed on his tiny thighs THIS is the horrific moment a newborn baby was found abandoned among rocks with a stone stuffed in his ...

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As part of its efforts to strengthen the country’s organ transplant system, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it is moving to decertify a major organ procurement organization – ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it is moving to shut down a major organ procurement organization amid actions to reform the nation’s organ transplant system. The HHS said an ...

WASHINGTON -- For the first time, HHS is taking steps to decertify an organ procurement organization (OPO), alleging years of unsafe practices and chronic under-performance, health officials announced ...

A University of Miami organ procurement agency is being closed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over safety issues that date back a decade, officials said. The decertification of ...

As someone who is alive today because of an organ donation, I was alarmed by the news that Donate Life America, a nonprofit that oversees a national registry of organ donors, saw a 700% increase in ...

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Some biohackers dream of a future where organ transplants help humans achieve immortality. But scientists say there are still major hurdles—for one, we can't yet transplant the human brain. A kidney ...