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2018 living donor transplants increase 11 percent

2018 living donor transplants increase 11 percent

Jan 3, 2019 | In Focus

In 2018, UNOS reported that the number of living donor transplants was nearly 6,900, the highest since 2005.

Similar survival rates for PAK and SPK transplants

Similar survival rates for PAK and SPK transplants

Feb 10, 2018 | In Focus, Kidney/pancreas, News, Research

A new study by UNOS researchers in the American Journal of Transplantation shows that sequential pancreas transplant after a kidney transplant (PAK) and simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplants result in similar patient survival rates.

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Dec. 16, 2024: Join UNOS and Donate Life America for the National Tree of Life event

This yearly virtual celebration pays tribute to donors and their families.

UNOS fires back at defamatory statements that it has acted unlawfully

UNOS aims to help those who are in desperate need of organ donation. But some members of the donation and transplant community continue to malign and defame UNOS, accusing our organization of unlawful behavior. These unfounded statements are just plain wrong.

UNOS sets the record straight

To set the record straight and correct some false information, UNOS is fact-checking statements made during the
House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight Subcommittee hearing titled “A Year Removed: Oversight of Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act Implementation.

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