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Scientists report on their identification of a previously undetected, but widespread, structural feature in the human body that could play a key role in how tissues and organs function, and also ...

As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system. Several families have ...

For a seemingly simple fact, the number of organs in the human body is surprisingly controversial. Though the human body hasn’t changed much since modern humans emerged, our total number of organs — ...

The human body is a wonderful biological work of art, composed of a great many organs, each carrying out special functions that are part of life and well-being. Though the human body contains about 78 ...

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 nonprofit has what amounts to a monopoly over all organ transplants performed in the United States, but the federal government said it plans to change that. The Health Resources and Services ...