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COVID-19: What have we learned to prepare for the next wave?

COVID-19: What have we learned to prepare for the next wave?

Jun 26, 2020 | COVID19, In Focus, News

Insights on donor PCR testing from the May 11 third international organ donation and transplant town hall webinar.

COVID-19 pandemic ignites collaboration in the transplant community

COVID-19 pandemic ignites collaboration in the transplant community

Jun 16, 2020 | In Focus, News

Organ donation and transplantation organizations acted swiftly to produce town hall-style webinars that have been viewed more than 25,000 times.

Transplants bounce back to near pre-COVID-19 levels

Transplants bounce back to near pre-COVID-19 levels

May 29, 2020 | In Focus, News

Monitoring transplants during the COVID-19 pandemic, the UNOS data visualization shows changes in weekly organ transplants.

2019: Record-setting year for living donation

2019: Record-setting year for living donation

Feb 13, 2020 | In Focus, News

Education has become an essential tool transplant programs are using to increase understanding and awareness of the procedure.

Is natural language processing useful in predicting organ acceptance?

Is natural language processing useful in predicting organ acceptance?

Feb 6, 2020 | In Focus, News

UNOS data scientists explore donor admission text to help understand and predict how kidney acceptance decisions are made

New study reveals variations in risk among living kidney donors

New study reveals variations in risk among living kidney donors

Nov 26, 2019 | In Focus, Kidney/pancreas, News, Research

Research shows family patterns affecting risk can predict whether a living donor will develop end-stage renal disease decades after donating a kidney to a related recipient.

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