Organs. Organ systems. And the organism itself. Cells are the building blocks of life. Tissue is made when specialised cells with the same function group together. For example, millions of muscle ...

It is a serious condition that can lead to death without emergency care. MODS can affect any organ system. For example, someone with MODS may experience heart and kidney failure. Treatment for ...

We have violated transparency, trust in the system,” Dr ... choose a hospital and allow it to put the organ into any patient. Here’s an example of how it works. In 2023, OneLegacy, the ...

OPINION: US organ donation system is a deadly monopoly ... Black patients, for example, are four times as likely to develop kidney failure, yet they are less likely to be referred for kidney ...

I am a Black woman who has been waiting for seven years for a kidney transplant. The organ procurement system has failed me — apparently by design. In December 2021, a federal judge ordered that ...

The current system for organ transplants was set up in 1984 ... Critics say UNOS is insular and lacks transparency. For example, some members of the UNOS board also sit on the board of the ...

who has been looking into the transplant system, said Friday that the incident “strikes me as another example of a need for more oversight of the entire organ donation system. That system has ...