8 h. ago An organ donor gave her his heart. But now she can’t afford the life

Exclusive: A heart transplant recipient tells Rhian Lubin how she feels a health insurance company is ‘gambling’ with the gift of life from her donor: ‘If they let me go into rejection, they’re not just risking my life — they’re letting his gift go to waste.’

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9 d. ago Woman who'd 'sleep for several hours' after dropping daughter at school soon found out why

Lisa Pengelly is now on the road to recovery thanks to an organ donor and has thanked their family for her 'life-changing gift' and urged others to consider going on the organ donation register

Politics

1 week ago Woman urges Scots to consider organ donation after ‘hero’ husband’s death

Organ donor Jed Johnstone, who died following an aneurysm and stroke, saved the lives of four people needing transplants.

Events

1 week ago ‘I became more and more tired – and then was diagnosed with a rare disease and liver failure’

With transplant waiting lists hitting record highs, 29-year-old Katie Howard faces years of putting her life on hold

Events

2 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire driving home message during Organ & Tissue Donation Week

People aged 16 and over are being encouraged to record their donation decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register – and to tell their loved ones, too.

Sport

2 w. ago Little girl, 4, gets huge boost from Keir Starmer for organ donor crusade

Four-year-old Beatrix Adamson-Archbold waited more than 15 months for her heart transplant - now her dad Terry is campaigning for organ donor lessons to be part of the national curriculum.

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3 w. ago Surgeons tried to harvest LIVING father's organs and ignored his doctor's pleas to leave him alone

A Missouri surgeon was moments away from harvesting Larry Black's organs - but the helpless patient's doctor intervened just in time.

Science