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Report recommendations offer ways to reduce inequities in transplantation

Woman killed in HWY 26 car crash changing lives as an organ donor

Groundbreaking ‘domino’ heart surgery saves two babies’ lives

Breaking Records In Organ Donations

MAYO CLINIC


Breaking barriers: Helping Native Americans in need get the gift of life

He gave his brother his kidney. Then he needed a new kidney himself.

A look at the intersecting challenges in organ transportation, and a call for government and industry leaders to join the donation and transplant community in finding national-level solutions that ensure donor organs get safely to patients in need.

Most Donors Don’t Look Like Me
Thirty percent of deceased donors identified as ethnic or racial minorities, according to 2021 data from the United Network for Organ Sharing. In contrast, people of color make up about 40% of the US.

Check out Jackie Wirz from Donate Life Northwest on Hello Rose City!

AOPO Statement on HRSA OPTN Modernization Initiative Announcement

50K Report: OPOs Quickly Advancing Towards Goal of 50,000 Annual Organ Transplants in 2026

U.S. Set Lifesaving Organ Donation and Transplantation Records in 2022

AvTalk


AvTalk Episode 198: Organ Transplant Logistics

Widely used test kept Black people from getting kidney transplants sooner. Now that’s changing

Bonnie Raitt’s song of the year spotlights organ donation. Too often, we waste that gift.

New developments and opportunities regarding wait times for Black kidney patients

Nation’s Transplant System Acts to Maximize Organ Use

No one should die waiting on a life-saving organ