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A ‘No Wrong Door’ system makes safety concerns easier to report

If someone experiences poor care or witnesses a problem related to organ donation or transplant, they shouldn’t have to navigate a maze of agencies to speak up, be heard and get a resolution.


Saving lives with pig livers: FDA approves new trial with a spin on an old treatment

Another promising medical trial could save lives thanks to genetically modified pigs. UNOS Chief Medical Officer Dr. Andrew Klein discusses this new development.


Understanding Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD)

Understanding Donation after Circulatory Death (DCD) by Andrew Klein, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, UNOS.


Organ donor hospitals and transplant hospitals –how do they differ?

Donor hospitals are not subject to OPTN policies but transplant hospitals are. So who’s responsible for overseeing donor hospitals?


Organs shouldn’t be transported in airline cargo. Here’s why.

Federal regulations don’t prevent unaccompanied organs from flying above the wing – yet they’re being transported as cargo. The government agrees it can improve its communications to airlines and airports to clarify this.


How UNOS uses data to help transplant programs improve

UNOS uses the same process for data requests from the OPTN as any other entity and can provide aggregated, limited or patient-level information about a variety of subjects due to our deep knowledge and understanding based on decades of experience.


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