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What’s behind the rise in living organ donation?

What’s behind the rise in living organ donation?

Jan 13, 2020 | Improvement, Improvement feature, News

Living organ donations have been on the rise in recent years. In this feature story, we explore why.

A friend’s gift: Becoming a living liver donor

A friend’s gift: Becoming a living liver donor

Nov 26, 2019 | Improvement, News

Seven years ago Patrick Kacani donated a portion of his liver to his friend. Now a donation advocate, he discusses what he learned.

Achieving a shorter, more active kidney waitlist

Achieving a shorter, more active kidney waitlist

Feb 7, 2019 | Improvement

Reviewing and reclassifying the kidney waitlist at University of Chicago Medical Center results in a 17 percent increase in transplants.

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