In the United States, about 20 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant. Patients sometimes wait years for a match. Many others, disproportionately those of color, never even get placed on ...

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Health issues in other organ systems, like the kidneys or metabolic system — which includes how the body manages weight and ...

Inequities in access to transplant are in part due to the nature and organization of the selection process. The limited organ supply and rising incidence of end-stage organ disease have resulted in a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant system after a government investigation found a Kentucky group continued preparations for organ donation by some ...

(CNN) -- The US government announced a plan Wednesday to overhaul the country's organ transplant system. The US Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- There could be big changes ahead for Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) and the way organ donations are handled in the United States. President Joe Biden recently ...

Congress demands answers after near-fatal mistakes in organ recovery flag potential systematic failure and threaten faith in donation. The U.S. is developing new safeguards for the organ transplant ...