For nearly 40 years, organ transplants in the United States have been directed by a single nonprofit called the United Network for Organ Sharing — UNOS. Critics say UNOS has come to be plagued by ...
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 ...
Nearly 115,000 people are currently waiting for a new organ. But the shortage crisis is nothing new, as 5,600 people die each year waiting for an organ. Ali Rogin spoke with Barry Friedman, the former ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Thomas Engels says the agency is undertaking a sweeping overhaul of the ...
A nationwide debate is raging on about the U.S. organ transplant system: whether it’s the best one in the world or a mismanaged mess; whether it’s rooted in the latest technologies or stuck with ...
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 ...
Organ donation is an incredibly selfless act, realized only in the most tragic of circumstances. But it's not always possible, and the fact that more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for a ...