22-Year-Old Who Died In Avalanche at New Mexico Ski Resort Gets ‘Organ Donor Walk of Honor’  PEOPLE.comCorey Borg-Massanari, 22, wheeled through the halls of University of New Mexico Hospital in its first-ever ‘organ donor walk of honor’ last…

22-Year-Old Who Died In Avalanche at New Mexico Ski Resort Gets ‘Organ Donor Walk of Honor’  PEOPLE.comCorey Borg-Massanari, 22, wheeled through the halls of University of New Mexico Hospital in its first-ever ‘organ donor walk of honor’ last…

Rise in Overdose-related Donor Hearts in US  MedscapeA net increase in recovery rates of hearts from individuals who died from drug intoxication may be responsible for a net decrease in the heart transplant waiting …

Study reveals patterns of drug intoxication deaths, organ donors across the US  EurekAlertStates vary widely in number of organ donations recovered from drug intoxication deaths; major increases in Northeast, Midwest, Southwest.

Online DNA search leads woman to 15 half-siblings she never knew she had  News-Press NowMorgan Richardson was out on a walk one evening when she got a cellphone notification: The DNA testing website she was using had found a new relative.

Study reveals patterns of drug intoxication deaths, organ donors across the US  Medical XpressDrug intoxication deaths have risen dramatically over the past several decades. From 1999 to 2016, the number of deaths due to drug intoxication mor…

Studies: Opioid epidemic to worsen; victims’ organs saving lives  Boston Business JournalTwo studies out of Partners HealthCare hospitals are warning that though the opioid epidemic is likely to get worse in the coming years, overdose victims…

UC Health Sets Organ Transplant Record  WVXUStudy calls for retraction of 400 scientific papers on organ transplants, says organs came from Chinese prisoners  Big ThinkOrgan donation rate grows 60-fold in 18 years in Iran &nbsp…

UC Health Sets Organ Transplant Record  WVXUThe University of Cincinnati Medical Center (UCMC) performed 303 organ transplants in nearly 300 surgeries last year, setting a new record.

Kentucky Organ Donor Advocates Fear Drop-Off of Registry  WOWKKentucky residents could soon have more opportunities to register as an organ donor.