Hispanic Americans much less likely to receive an organ transplant compared to non-Hispanic white Americans. That's why a Georgia agency that facilitates organ transplants is encouraging Hispanics to register as organ donors during Hispanic Heritage Month, which ends Oct. 15.

Federal regulations prevent the donations, including of ligaments, and blood vessels. Advocates say this needs to change.

Health officials are changing how they assess the regional nonprofits that find organs to transplant. The goal is to understand, and eventually fix, the geographic disparities in organ availability.

A new study from Johns Hopkins University finds that 1 in 8 organ transplants in the United States involves organs from someone who died of a drug...

Last month, investigators in Atlanta recovered about 500 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside Disney figurines. That's worth about $2 million. Drug...