A hospital terminates its liver transplant program after officials admit doctors bypassed national standards by giving an organ to a man who has not at the top of a transplant list.

St. Vincent Medical Center president and chief executive Gus Valdespino says they have ended the program due to competitive pressures. The federal government has withdrawn its certification for the program, making the hospital ineligible to receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements for liver transplants

A new study reveals 8 out of 10 African Americans are unaware of the importance of speaking to their loved ones about their wish to become a donor.

In response to the study, The Links, Incorporated and Roche pharmaceutical company will distribute thousands of conversation starter guides at organ donor awareness church events nationwide on National Donor Sabbath, November 13

A new study reveals 8 out of 10 African Americans are unaware of the importance of speaking to their loved ones about their wish to become a donor.

In response to the study, The Links, Incorporated and Roche pharmaceutical company will distribute thousands of conversation starter guides at organ donor awareness church events nationwide on National Donor Sabbath, November 13

GlaxoSmithKline announces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Arranon (nelarabine) Injection, a chemotherapy agent, for the treatment of patients with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma whose disease has not responded to or has relapsed following treatment with at least two chemotherapy regimens.

According to GlaxoSmithKline, this use is based on the induction of complete responses. Randomized trials demonstrating increased survival or other clinical benefit have not been conducted

Former North Ireland soccer star George Best is reported to have sent his family and loved ones farewell messages as his physical condition continues to deteriorate. The soccer legend is fighting for his life while in the intensive care unit in a London hospital.

Considered by many as one of the game's greatest players, Best had a life-saving liver transplant in 2002 after decades battling alcoholism