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A Surgical Team Was About To Harvest This Man’s Organs — Until His Doctor Intervened

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A 22-year-old was shot in the head in St. Louis. As a surgical team prepared him for organ harvesting, his neurosurgeon raced to the operating room to stop it, saying that his patient had a chance at life. Today, the man is alive, sharing his story.

Organ Transplants Are Up, but the Agency in Charge Is Under Fire

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A two-year congressional investigation has identified troubling lapses in the nation’s organ transplant system. Blood types mismatched, diseased organs transplanted anyway, and — most often — organs lost or damaged before they can save a life.

Peligran transplantes para niña estadounidense de 11 años por burocracia migratoria

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En un caso que refleja las fallas significativas y a menudo desgarradoras del sistema, los Espinosa se enfrentan no solo al complicado y costoso laberinto de la atención médica de la nación, sino también a un sistema de inmigración que el Congreso no ha reformado durante décadas.

6 Months to Live or Die: How Long Should an Alcoholic Liver Disease Patient Wait for a Transplant?

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In a practice dating to the 1980s, many hospitals require people with alcohol-related liver disease to complete a period of sobriety before they can be added to the waiting list for a liver. But this thinking may be changing.

Por la cuarentena, hay menos accidentes de tránsito y faltan órganos para donaciones

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Del 8 de marzo al 11 de abril, el número de donantes de órganos que murieron en accidentes de tránsito disminuyó un 23% en todo el país, en comparación con el mismo período del año pasado.

How Lifesaving Organs For Transplant Go Missing In Transit

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Scores of organs — mostly kidneys — are trashed each year and many more become critically delayed while being shipped on commercial airliners, a new investigation finds.

This Gift Voucher Might Just Get You A Kidney 

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A retired California judge came up with the idea of donating his kidney to a stranger now to maximize his grandson’s prospects for such a donation later. The idea caught on.

Adultos mayores, incluso de más de 80, pueden ser donantes de órganos

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Un nuevo estudio realizado por investigadores de la Universidad de Torino, en el noroeste de Italia, sugiere que no se deberían excluir los órganos de los adultos mayores sólo por la edad.