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New standards look to eliminate disparities in organ transplant system
WFLA· 3 days agoNew standards being implemented nationwide aim to make it easier for minority patients to receive...
CYNTHIA DELGADO AND NEIL POWE NAMED TO TIME100 HEALTH LIST FOR FIGHTING KIDNEY TRANSPLANT BIAS
WJET - WFXP Erie· 18 hours agoForce on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases, among its first-ever list of the 100 most influential people in global health. The magazine recognized ...
Family seeks justice after alleged wrongful death linked to organ transplant program
FOX 26 Houston· 3 days agoRecent developments surrounding Memorial Hermann's organ transplant program have sparked legal...
More families seek court order against doctor involved in Memorial Hermann transplant scandal
ABC13 Houston· 3 days agoAs the New York Times first reported, Dr. John Steve Bynon is accused of manipulating a database to...
Over 3,500 donated kidneys discarded in the U.S. every year: Report
AOL· 60 minutes agoOn Monday, medical journal JAMA Internal Medicine broke the disturbing news amid the fact that...
4-year-old who received new heart after waiting 1,025 days goes home from hospital
KABC 7 Los Angeles· 7 days agoA 4-year-old girl was discharged from Texas Children's Hospital on Thursday after waiting on the ...
NHS calls for more living donors amid organ shortage
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe number of patients on the transplant waiting list is at its highest in a decade but organ donor numbers – for both the deceased and ...
'One of the lucky ones': A change in how transplant recipients are evaluated is changing the lives...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 5 days agoAlva Smith received a letter with surprising news last fall: She was suddenly moving up on the...
Her husband died waiting on a Houston hospital’s liver transplant list. Now she intends to take...
Houston Public Media· 4 days agoIt was last year that 56-year-old Melanie Crowel learned her husband Ron’s liver condition had taken...
Penn State Health pauses liver transplant program amid clinical quality concerns
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoLess than six months after its beleaguered liver transplant program regained good-standing status...