Organ Transplant

The organ transplant is a modern medical miracle that saves lives, but it is losing critical public confidence. Now Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for reforms.

With all its complexities, a chain of this size is hard to pull off. This one was postponed three times. But with many waiting for a kidney, it's a critical opportunity to save some lives.

Teen-aged siblings who were both on a kidney transplant list in San Antonio received organs from the same donor on the same day. John Ben Shepperd is 18.…