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

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 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.

Religious Views on Donation - The DonateLife site provides this information.

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

Understanding Donation: Multicultural Perspectives - This information is courtesy of Donate Life America.

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.

Who Can Be an Organ Donor? - Find the answer to this from the American Society of Transplantation.