Living donation: One person can make a big difference
Living donor Susan Dubuque discusses her decision to become an altruistic organ donor. Read her motivational story today!
What’s behind the rise in living organ donation?
Living organ donations have been on the rise in recent years. In this feature story, we explore why.
Organ donation again sets record in 2019
Substantial and broad-based increase in organ transplants during 2019
Organ donation again sets record in 2019
Nearly 11,900 people provided the lifesaving gift of organ donation upon their death in 2019, an increase of 10.7 percent over 2018 and the ninth consecutive record-breaking year for deceased donation in the United States.
DSA removed from thoracic allocation system Jan. 9, 2020
On Jan. 9, 2020, several OPTN policy updates will be implemented to eliminate the use of DSAs from heart transplantation and replace them with a 250 nautical mile circle
UNOS researchers discover a new way to predict kidney utilization rates
UNOS data science manager used natural language processing (NLP) to improve kidney utilization. Learn more about organ placement discoveries.
Transplant hospital definition bylaws effective Jan. 13
The new requirements outline circumstances for transplant hospitals to operate in either one or more than one location.
Hypothermic machine perfusion: An alternative for organ preservation
Could hypothermic machine perfusion offer a safer way to transport organs?
Tammy Siler
A true family love story.
The OPTN Patient Information Letter has been updated
All transplant programs should use the new letter no later than Jan. 31, 2019.