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Saving seven lives as easy as ticking a box, organ donor advocates say

When Oren Klemich lost his teenage son to Meningococcal 16 years ago,…
'She spends $400 on food': 4-year-old 'within days of fatal organ failure' was forced to sit in dog crate and watch family eat because he was a 'picky' eater, cops say

'She spends $400 on food': 4-year-old 'within days of fatal organ failure' was forced to sit in dog crate and watch family eat because he was a 'picky' eater, cops say

Left: Patricia L. Siercks. Right: Joshua J. Gusman (Henry County Jail). A…
Botched surgery lawsuit accusing surgeon of removing the wrong organ doesn’t tell the whole story, hospital says

Botched surgery lawsuit accusing surgeon of removing the wrong organ doesn’t tell the whole story, hospital says

Allina Health Abbot Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Google Maps) A Minnesota…
Dr Rajan warned people to be extra cautious of active ingredients that have previously been linked to liver injury

Top doctor pinpoints the supplements that could lead to organ failure: ‘They turn your liver into a science project gone wrong’

An NHS surgeon has raised the alarm over a number of popular…
Alabama Officials Face Lawsuit Over Alleged Inmate Organ Harvesting

Alabama Officials Face Lawsuit Over Alleged Inmate Organ Harvesting

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally…
NJ man to receive fourth organ transplant — this time from his daughter

NJ man to receive fourth organ transplant — this time from his daughter

A New Jersey man is reportedly set to receive his fourth organ…
Surgeon who allegedly killed patient by firing stapling device ‘blindly’ and removing the wrong organ loses another medical license

‘Looked at him like he was crazy’: Doctor who removed wrong organ from patient lied repeatedly to hospital staff, lawsuit says

Left: William Bryan, Beverly Bryan. Right: Thomas Shaknovsky (images courtesy of Zarzaur…
Surgeon who allegedly killed patient by firing stapling device ‘blindly’ and removing the wrong organ loses another medical license

Surgeon who allegedly killed patient by firing stapling device ‘blindly’ and removing the wrong organ loses another medical license

Left: William Bryan, Beverly Bryan. Right: Thomas Shaknovsky (images courtesy of Zarzaur…
People Opting Out of Organ Donor Programs After Reports of a Donor Mistakenly Declared Dead

People Opting Out of Organ Donor Programs After Reports of a Donor Mistakenly Declared Dead

In 2021, 33-year-old Anthony Hoover woke up in a Kentucky hospital with…
Florida doctor accused of fatally removing wrong organ from patient has license suspended

Florida doctor accused of fatally removing wrong organ from patient has license suspended

A Florida doctor who is accused of removing an Alabama man’s liver…