36 years later: An organ donor’s parents’ story
Thirty-six years after they lost their son, Matthew, Milt and Janet Bemis reflect on the decision to give the gift of life to a family they had never met.
Making organ recovery transportation safer for transplant teams
Despite a decade since a 2007 fatal plane crash involving a University of Michigan transplant team and pilots, there remain no federal standards regulating air and ground transportation of organ recovery personnel.
Achieving racial equity in transplantation
A statement from the Minority Affairs Committee leadership.
UNOS announces 2020 national donor memorial award winner
Tireless advocates for organ donation, the Robinsons most defining initiative, the Love Rocks movement, honors their daughters’ lives.
UNOS researchers to present studies at American Transplant Congress
UNOS staff members will present their research at the 2020 American Transplant Congress May 30 through June 1.
UPDATE: Randomized trial of mild hypothermia and machine perfusion in deceased organ donors
“A Randomized Trial of Mild Hypothermia and Machine Perfusion in Deceased Organ Donors for Protection against Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients” is a study in brain dead organ donors.
Why I volunteer: Lisa Matthias, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
Community members unite and strengthen the donation and transplantation community.
2019: Record-setting year for living donation
Education has become an essential tool transplant programs are using to increase understanding and awareness of the procedure.
“Saving children is about preserving our future.”
Pediatric transplant surgeon George V. Mazariegos, M.D., on new liver distribution policy
UNOS welcomes new board members
Members of the national organ donation and transplantation community have elected 22 people to the UNOS Board of Directors.