Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs

The government has proposed new rules for the nation's transplant system that aim to increase use of certain donated organs ...
STAT

Too many donor organs go to waste. Here’s how to get them into the patients who need them

As I was getting ready to perform a kidney transplant from a deceased donor on a recent Saturday afternoon, my phone rang. When I saw the ID for the organ allocation coordinator, I knew immediately ...
The New York Times

Donated Organs

We explain why some organs are skipping patients who need them. By Brian M. Rosenthal Who gets the kidneys and livers and hearts donated by people who die? For decades, the U.S. government has ...
The New York Times

Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored

Marcus Edsall-Parr, a teenage kidney patient in Michigan, has been getting dialysis treatments for years. Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for ...