Organ donation

April is National Donate Life Month. That's for all organ, eye and tissue donations — both living and after death. WUSF spoke to the National Kidney Foundation of Florida about the growing need for organ donors, and Daylina Miller shares their own kidney donation story.

Patchwork state policies and limited federal oversight have led to a fragmented system for tracking when potential organ donors provide consent or change their minds.

After Larry Black Jr. was shot in the head, he was prepped for organ donation until his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying he had a chance at life. Today, Black is sharing his story.

Aimee Sachs' father is spearheading a massive registration campaign. His daughter, who suffered strokes and died at age 38, was a professional sports reporter. She was also an organ donor.

Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant when he received the genetically modified pig heart in September.

Aimee Sachs was unable to move or speak in the end, but she could blink. Her wishes led to three people receiving her organs.

The operations are expensive, risky, and use a scarce resource — donated lungs — that might otherwise go to patients with cystic fibrosis or other diseases.

An organization says 10 million Floridians have signed up to donate organs and tissues through its donor registry.

A new study out this week shows Americans are more likely to donate a kidney if they’re paid.

South Florida's only organ bank is under fire from a national board that oversees policies and practices for organ transplants.