Madison Czopek

Registering as an organ donor is typically legally binding and means you might donate organs and tissues including your heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, skin, eyes and corneas. Here’s a look at what’s involved in the organ donation process.

Organ donation, explained: PolitiFact answers common questions about who qualifies, what organs and tissues can be donated, and how the process works. The guide also covers recent scrutiny of organ procurement organizations, what families can do if they suspect wrongdoing, and how to register or remove yourself from donor registries.

President Trump has renewed claims linking childhood vaccines to autism, prompting a fresh executive order on the vaccine schedule. But decades of research say otherwise. Studies spanning millions of children across multiple countries and health systems have consistently found no connection between vaccines and autism spectrum disorder, and a 1998 paper that first suggested a link was later discredited as fraudulent.

The updated 2026-27 flu vaccine is available in pharmacies and doctors' offices now, but the latest COVID-19 vaccine wasn’t as of Aug. 26. If it follows last year’s FDA timeline, the COVID-19 shot could be approved any day.

With U.S. measles cases on the rise, we looked at data that tells a story about vaccine confidence and vaccination rates.

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This story was originally published by PolitiFact Orville Allen is the oldest American to ever donate an organ.

For a lot of Americans, the first time they heard the letters “mRNA” was during the early, panic-filled months of the COVID-19 pandemic, as scientists raced to develop a vaccine.

North Carolina students are returning to class this fall amid outbreaks of measles across the U.S. PolitiFact examines kindergarten vaccination trends across the nation.

Human rabies cases are rare. But if recent animal attacks and rabies exposure news have you on edge, doctors and wildlife experts say the best way to reduce your risk is to steer clear of wildlife and get pets vaccinated.