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Working with cadavers in an anatomy lab is often a humbling and monumental moment in a doctor’s career. Students spend hours toiling over dead bodies with gratitude and reverence for the donation that ...

A Belgian study reveals why donors choose science over tradition and how family conversations can turn loss into a lasting contribution to medical education and public health. Study: Beyond the gift: ...

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When Michelle Moore’s mom, Betty, was diagnosed with ALS at age 64, the progress of the disease was swift and devastating. By the time she moved in with her daughter in New Orleans in 2018 — about 9 ...

“One of the greatest gifts a person could make is to donate their body for future healthcare professionals to learn from,” Stan Stone, Director of the High Point University Willed Body Program, told ...