Just one-third of older Americans intend to donate their organs, a new study finds. The Study findings highlight a need to encourage older organ Donors.

Learn what to expect when becoming a living kidney donor, including how transplant operation is done and the risks associated with donating an organ.

After a lifetime of struggle, Edwen Lopez faced his biggest challenge: receiving a liver transplant. A Michigan Medicine transplant team was ready to help him win. 

The gifts of life that healed a severely sick man inspired him to set a big goal to benefit others: Get 500,000 people to register as organ donors.   

Young organ donors offer a key lifeline to other sick children in need. But misconception and fear can cloud the idea of donation, a new poll has found.

In advance of a yearly registration event, two U-M students — a bone marrow recipient and the daughter of a heart transplant patient — work to increase donor awareness.

The opioid epidemic has created a tragic surge in donor organs. But despite their safety record, the organs that could save lives go unused.

Six things to know about live liver donation, and how a live liver transplant is a growing form of transplantation for patients with liver disease.

Read about how, after 16 years of fighting a rare, life-threatening disease, Derek Gropp finally met the organ donor who would save his life.

Organ donors have a unique ability to help. Meet some Michigan Medicine transplant patients who are thriving thanks to the generosity of others.

Learn more about the importance of registering as an organ donor, how simple registration is and more common organ donation questions answered.