organ transplant

Buying organs is illegal in every country except Iran, but more U.S. doctors are warming up to the idea of compensating donors. Would a carefully regulated market save lives, or put medicine on a slippery slope?

Organ trafficking is a global problem, but it's even more disturbing when governments get involved. A recent report alleges that Kosovo's prime minister has long led such a ring, and another report says China uses forced "donation" as a weapon against political prisoners.

You carry a fortune around with you every day, but one that you're likely never realize. Why? Because unlocking the value of your kidneys or liver or other valuable organs would most likely kill you. For the poor in some impoverished countries, however, selling an organ on the black market is an...

Opt-out means marketers start with the assumption that you want their crap product unless you specifically tell them you don't. Now a British researcher has proposed making organ donation opt-out; this is, you'd have to tell the hospital you want to keep your organs or they'd automatically be...