COVID-19 update: Sept. 3, 2020
September 3, 2020
Special public comment proposal and OPO testing of deceased donors ensures patient safety
Scientists find evidence of recipient factor in predicting donor ESRD
September 2, 2020
UNOS researchers studied post-donation end-stage renal disease in white first-degree related living kidney donors in the U.S. between 1994 and 2018. The study is the first of its kind to adjust for recipient factors.
Changes to unacceptable antigens in KPD and Waitlist
September 2, 2020
Effective Sept. 2, KPD and Waitlist users who enter unacceptable antigens will have the ability to select antigen 16:01 for locus DPB1.
VCA programs to reapply to OPTN ahead of upcoming changes to bylaws and policy
September 1, 2020
Programs to have 120 days to submit applications, application release date being finalized.
New initiatives support transplant hospitals, OPOs and patients
September 1, 2020
Three new OPTN-funded IT projects are underway at UNOS.
In Memoriam: G. Melville Williams, M.D.
August 31, 2020
In Memoriam – G. Melville Williams, M.D. The life and legacy of a pioneer in transplant and the founding president of UNOS.
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