Organ donors’ lives endangered by rushed transplant procedures, investigation finds

Organ donors’ lives endangered by rushed transplant procedures, investigation finds

RFK Jr. vows to fix 'horrifying' organ transplant system after troubling findings

As a new report claims that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced plans for a new initiative to reform the system. (iStock)

Several families said surgeons attempted to initiate organ retrievals while patients were still alive or improving, as noted in a July 20 published piece. (iStock)

HRSA examined 351 cases where organ donation was authorized but not ultimately completed, the agency said. (iStock)

Each day, 13 people die while awaiting an organ transplant. (iStock)