organs
How to Persuade Someone to Become an Organ Donor
A short video more than quintupled signups for one organization.
You Have Zero Excuses to Not Be an Organ Donor
It takes one minute, it's not scary, and the need is greater than ever.
What it's Like to Be 18 and on Your Third Heart
A few months before her 13th birthday, a doctor told Carlee Baladez that she would need a second transplant.
This Woman Lost 40 Pounds to Donate Her Kidney to Her Coworker
Rebekah Ceidro is saving her friend's life, and her own.
This is What It's Like to Wait For an Organ Donation
We talked to eight people on the ever-growing list.
Kidney Coupons Would Help People Who Need Transplants
Donate today and your loved one gets a voucher they can use later.
Why Scientists Are Building Human Organs on Microchips
From cubes with menstrual cycles to a lung on a chip, this weird technique is picking up speed.
Evolution, Creationism, and the Great Appendix Debate
One of the human body's most mysterious organs is fueling the anti-evolution fire.
Why Black People Don't Want to Donate Their Organs
It's hard to make a case for the altruism in organ donation when our medical system has historically not been altruistic to us.
In the Future We’ll Grow Body Parts From Plants
Mad scientists recently got human heart cells to beat on spinach leaves.
How Safe Is It to Get an Organ From an Overdose Victim?
Given the urgency of needing an organ, "safe" is a relative term.