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Kentucky man suffers from PTSD after waking up during organ harvesting procedure
TJ Hoover was declared dead after suffering an overdose in October 2021, but his sister Donna Rhorer says doctors attempted ...
US organ donation system faces scrutiny and changes after reports of disturbing near-misses
The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group ...
Organ donors' lives endangered by rushed transplant procedures, investigation finds
A federal investigation revealed concerning practices in the organ donation system, in which procurement began while patients ...
A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk
People across the United States have endured rushed or premature attempts to remove their organs. Some were gasping, crying ...
Overseer of national organ transplant network has a history of reform
The little-known physician overseeing the American organ transplant system has unique experience fighting entrenched systems ...
HHS to reform organ transplant system after investigation finds ‘disturbing practices’
The investigation followed a review of a previous transplant case ordered by the Health Resources and Services Administration ...
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HHS Investigation Exposes ‘Horrifying’ Ethical Failures in Organ Transplant System
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a sweeping reform initiative of the nation’s organ ...
Kentucky organ donation case sparks federal reform
Hoover’s case sparked a federal investigation and multiple congressional hearings. The U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
RFK Jr orders changes for organ donation network as report finds dozens were not dead when harvested
Amid reports that organ donors may be at risk for having their body parts harvested while still alive and kicking, the Trump ...
HHS says it will begin reforms of organ donation system after federal investigation finds ‘horrifying’ problems
The US Department of Health and Human Services said Monday that it’s undertaking an initiative to reform the country’s organ donation system after a federal investigation found that one organization ...
US begins organ-transplant reform as 'signs of life' found before some retrievals
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a reform of the organ-transplant system and threatened to close ...
RFK Jr. calls for reforms to organ donation system practices after 'alarming' reports
Organ Transplant chief, HHS Dr. Raymond Lynch discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s call for organ donation reform on 'America's ...