Recommended Web Sites

Donate Life - Click here to read more about donating organs after your death.

Lung Transplants - This information comes from the American Lung Association.

Organ Donation: Don't Let Myths Stand In Your Way - The Mayo Clinic calms fears and tells the real story.

Body Donation Programs in the US - Have you ever considered leaving your body to science? If so, here is the list of places that accept such donations.

Coalition on Donation - Good information on all aspects of organ donation prepared in an easy-to-read format, with good statistics on the need for donors, and information on the facts and fiction of organ donation.

Facts About Organ Donation and Transplantation - The National Kidney Foundation offers this information.

Keeping Human Tissue Transplants Safe - The US FDA reports on how tissue and organs are kept safe during transplants.

MEDLINEPlus - Organ Donation & Transplantation - The best portal for links to information on these topics, from the National Library of Medicine. Please also see these specific transplant topics:
Blood Transfusion and Donation
Bone Marrow Transplantation
Heart Transplantation
Islet Cell Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation
Liver Transplantation
Lung Transplantation
Organ Transplantation
Pancreas Transplantation
Stem Cells and Stem Cell Transplantation

MetLife Info on Organ Donation - Answers to questions frequently asked about organ donation, from the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Organ Donation - This web site was created to accompany a Jim Lehrer NewsHour program on PBS and covers such topics and religion and organ donation, making your wishes known, and much more.

Organ Donation - Excellent article from the Mayo Clinic about organ donation and transplantation.

Organ Donation from JAMA - The Journal of the American Medical Association offer this information.

Organ Donation 101 - The US Office of Minority Health has created this site to encourage minorities to donate.

Organ Donation and Transplantation - WomensHealth.gov has created this fact sheet.

Tissue Donation: Statements from Various Religions - The American Red Cross has created this handout on religious views of organ and tissue donation.

TransWeb - Huge site full of information about transplantation and organ donation.

United Network for Organ Sharing - Excellent site with a detailed list of links to the following: statistical data, physicians and other transplant professionals and centers, research literature, and links to other transplant sites.