Being from Hawai’i, I’ve seen firsthand how geographic location contributes to inequities in the organ transplant system. For example, over the past eight years, 604 kidneys were donated locally in ...

Artist Credit: Paula Yaniz Macia ’28, Washington and Lee University In 2013, 121,272 Americans were on the waitlist for an organ transplant, yet only 14,257 people donated their organs (Wright 2015).

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Fae Rieger, 91, of Wishek, North Dakota, died peacefully in her sleep the morning of Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. She is in heaven with her mother, sister and brothers.

North Carolina’s largest organ procurement nonprofit is suing the Trump administration over a new rating system the group argues could upend the transplant system and risk lives. Under the new rules, ...

At first glance, it might not seem like people have much in common with deer. But a strange discovery about how their antlers regenerate is lifting the lid on the unseen ways that our bodies work, too ...

U.S. health officials unveiled proposed changes to the nation's transplant system, hoping to help more patients get lifesaving organs, even when donations aren't perfect. The Centers for Medicare and ...

Emmy-winning actress Catherine O'Hara died at home early on Friday, Jan. 30, at age 71 after "a brief illness," Variety and Deadline reported. No cause of death for the "Home Alone" and "Schitt's ...

On Friday, Jan. 30, Catherine O'Hara died at age 71 after being transported to the hospital in “serious condition.” She was reportedly suffering from a "brief illness." While her cause of death has ...

Before her death, Catherine O'Hara revealed that she had a rare medical condition. The beloved Schitt's Creek star died Friday at age 71 "following a brief illness," according to her representatives.