The conversation surrounding organ donation has long been a sensitive and, at times, difficult subject for many communities. For the Black community, in particular, the decision to donate organs can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, and many Blacks are in desperate need of lifesaving organ transplants. August ...

Kidneys from deceased Black organ donors are being discarded at a higher rate than other organ donors’ kidneys — even when they are working, The Conversation reported June 25. This is due to a flawed, ...

The need for life-saving organ transplants is high in this nation’s Black communities. When compared to other ethnicities and races, Blacks are disproportionately affected by the health burdens and ...

Nationwide, more Black people need to register to become organ donors to increase the odds of Black people on the organ waiting list getting an organ. “Unfortunately, here in Iowa we don't have ...

Dr. Carlton Adams is the chair of the Department of Surgery at Meharry Medical College. Dr. Marty Sellers is an organ recovery surgeon at Tennessee Donor Services. Dr. Adams and Dr. Sellers are ...

This report presents the findings of Word In Black’s national survey from its new Insights & Research Division, exploring how Black Americans think about organ donation and why deep gaps persist ...

A new study from Drexel University College of Medicine suggests all organ transplant recipients, regardless of race, should receive routine, total-body screenings for skin cancer. Out of 259 nonwhite ...

A group of HBCU medical schools have teamed up in an initiative meant to increase Black organ donors, according to a recent announcement. The program also aims to combat disparities among transplant ...

In May 2012, Melvyn Hargrove, a recycling collector, was killed in an accident at 66. During his childhood, Hargrove wanted to be a mortician, and was vocal to his family about donating his organs.

Human trafficking for organ removal is surrounded by myths and misconceptions. In movies, it's often portrayed as a person ...