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Russian president Vladimir Putin was caught chatting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, about organ transplants and immortality.

Hot Mic Catches Putin and Xi Discussing Plans to Transplant Organs for Immortality

By Victor Tangermann

A man in Kentucky who had been declared brain dead following an overdose started showed signs of life once again.

Man Wakes Up Partway Through His Organs Getting Harvested

By Victor Tangermann

Before he became the leader of Catholics, Pope Francis was known for his charity — but his own organs will not be donated due to doctrine.

Health & Medicine

The Pope Can’t Be an Organ Donor Because the Catholic Church Has Seized Ownership of His Body

By Noor Al-Sibai

The experimental cell therapy attempts to grow a second liver on lymph nodes using cells extracted from a donated organ.

Scientists Inject Patient With Slurry to Make Them Grow a New Liver

By Frank Landymore

It is the second recently reported case of organs missing from the bodies of inmates who died in Alabama's prison system.

Inmate’s Body Returned to Family Missing All Organs, Including Brain

By Frank Landymore

Huge motorcycle rallies may indeed be as dangerous as they look, but according to a new study, one biker's loss is another's gain.

So Many People Die at Motorcycle Rallies That Organ Donations Spike

By Noor Al-Sibai

A vegan subscription service has a lot of explaining to do after a number of people reported intense stomach issues and even organ failure.

Vegan Snack Linked to Organ Failure

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to a New Scientist exclusive, the first ever pig that had a small proportion of Its cells derived from a monkey was born in a lab in China.

First-Ever “Pig-Monkey Chimeras” Born in Chinese Lab

By Victor Tangermann

Researchers kept pig lungs alive outside the animals' bodies for 36 hours to demonstrate their ability to repair damaged donor organs.

Health & Medicine

Scientists Heal Pig Lungs Kept Alive Outside the Body for 36 Hours

By Kristin Houser

A father and son team was just charged with fraud and concealing a crime for their six-year black market operation where they sold human body parts.

Family Caught Selling Diseased Body Parts to Medical Centers

By Dan Robitzski

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

Freezing And Storing Donated Organs Could Eliminate Some Transplant Waitlists

By Dan Robitzski

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Health & Medicine

Doctors Discard Viable Organs as Patients Die on Waiting Lists

So Long, Animal Testing? Researchers 3D Print the First Heart-On-A-Chip

Science & Energy

So Long, Animal Testing? Researchers 3D Print the First Heart-On-A-Chip

By Jess Vilvestre