Organ transplants save lives, but they come with challenges: every minute a healthy donated organ is on ice increases risk. And even if things go perfectly, rejection of the organ is still possible. Cardiothoracic surgeon Abbas Ardehali...

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Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make...

Fun Fact: people can donate over half of their liver, and the tissue will grow back within a year! Knowing that, it seems pretty logical to assume that we could just keep donating and regrowing our livers over and over again, but is that...

There are currently hundreds of thousands of people on transplant lists, waiting for critical organs like kidneys, hearts and livers that could save their lives. Unfortunately, there aren't enough donor organs available to fill that...

Do you know what you want when you die? Do you know how you want to be remembered? In a candid, heartfelt talk about a subject most of us would rather not discuss, Michelle Knox asks each of us to reflect on our core values around death...

Even when you know what you want to do, sometimes actually doing the thing is hard. Luckily, research suggests a few ways you can make it a little easier.

Thousands of people pass away each year waiting for an Organ donation, while the number of people who register to donate is in slow decline.

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This Week in Parliament is a series we are currently trialling where we keep you up to date with the latest news from the UK's Parliament. This week we discuss the latest news from Brexit negotiations, changes to organ donation law and...

In an extremely rare case, four patients developed cancer after receiving organs from the same donor, with three succumbing to the disease.

In this video, the concept of behavioral economics and its use in informing government policy is explored. The video discusses the idea of a "nudge" and the concept of libertarian paternalism, where free will is preserved but the...

Roxanne Watson made a commitment in 2010 to register 15,000 new organ donors, just after she underwent her first heart transplant.

A recent AIIMS study finds critical gaps in brain death training among doctors in India. Only 10% of doctors actively train residents in brain death certification, while 6 out of 10 remain untrained. Proper certification is essential for...

Shields says she's desperately looking for another donor because her kidney function is only at 13% right now.

Alberta Health Services is recording a steady increase in organ and tissue donations as it works to build awareness and a stronger culture of donation — alongside legislative changes. CBC spoke with Albertans about the choice to donate.

RFK Jr. announced an initiative to reform the U.S. organ transplant system after a federal investigation uncovered what it called disturbing practices at an organ procurement organization. (Scripps News)

Alberta MP Len Weber wants to fix Canada’s low organ donation rates for a very personal reason — and his long-fought for private member's bill to do just that could be passed this year.

Families should discuss their wishes about organ donation to avoid confusion, but Transplant Quebec also says a proposed system of presumed consent would prevent confusion and increase organ donations in the province.

Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil tabled legislation that will make the province the first jurisdiction in North America to have presumed consent for organ and tissue donation. People will be able to opt out of donating their organs,...

Six lives have been saved thanks to a Humboldt Broncos player's organ donation. Logan Boulet signed his organ donor card just weeks before his death and made his wishes clear to his family — Boulet survived long enough for his organs to...

Heart transplants in Canada could soon become more accessible, now that some hospitals have been cleared to get the equipment and training necessary to reanimate a heart for the purpose of transplant, after it stops beating.

A New Canaan woman is working to help a friend find a living donor during National Kidney Month.

To help people waiting for transplants, US scientists are exploring alternatives like bioengineering organs from animals.