A visit to see Thomas Weisflog at the University of Chicago’s Rockefeller Memorial Chapel is like stepping into the scene in “The Wizard of Oz” in which Dorothy, the Tin Man and their companions meet ...

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The Trump administration announced on Thursday what officials called a "historic" crackdown on the nation’s troubled organ procurement system, pledging stronger oversight, accountability and patient ...

A single blood test can reveal the biological ages of 11 different organs and bodily systems, potentially highlighting the risk of disease in those areas. “The goal is to guide care with one test that ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday it will “decertify” an organ transplant agency run by the University of Miami Health System, saying a federal investigation “uncovered ...

There are thousands of people waiting for a life-saving organ in the U.S. Marsha Halper MIAMI HERALD file A South Florida nonprofit that recovers organs for transplantation could close after a federal ...

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 ...

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

Biological sex is usually described in simple binary terms: male or female. This works well for germ cells (sperm versus eggs), but for other body organs it is of little help. A new study by the Max ...

Kimball Frease Watkins, aged 93, died September 6th, in Glenwood Springs, after a short illness. She was born Ann Kimball Frease, on February 27th, 1932 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. An only child, she ...

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston will celebrate 150 years of its historic pipe organ on Sunday during the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The cathedral in the South End is the seat ...