Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing?

NYU Langone Health announced that, for the third time, a genetically modified pig kidney had been transplanted into a living ...

From vegetarians craving meat to changes in sexual preference, some organ transplant patients report changes to their ...

A new organ donor consent model is to be discussed in the Danish Parliament tomorrow. The cross-party initiative will attempt ...

Starfish utilise a water vascular system to circulate nutrients and oxygen throughout their bodies instead of a traditional circulatory system with a heart ...

And, while few cardiologists believe the heart – the centre of a complex chemical system – is a simple organ, most prefer not to think of the heart as the seat of the soul. "How then", one famous ...

Your body’s capabilities are astounding. From your gut’s "second brain" to the fact that your skin reduces air pollution, ...

This debate has now been rekindled with Health Minister Jo Etienne Abela proposing that organs could be retrieved when a patient has ‘circulatory death’, meaning that organs may be taken when ...

Get the facts about the organ donation process, funeral arrangements, faith and beliefs, the opt out system, family involvement and more. Have a medical condition? Are you a smoker, or are you unable ...

The appendicular skeleton includes your arms and legs. While the main skeletal function is to provide structural support for the body, the system also stores important minerals, forms red blood cells, ...

The Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro, (SAN), says the Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation Bill has been signed into law to prohibit illegal organ ...