liver transplants

Research

New National Trial Gives Hope to HIV Patients Who Need Organs

The National Institutes of Health announced Monday the launch of a large scale clinical trial that will expand efforts to give more HIV positive…
Access to Care

Searching For A New Liver; Traveling For A Transplant

Last summer, Seth Doraiswami, a stonemason from Belmont, Massachusetts planned a trip to Wisconsin, to get a new liver.Doraiswami, 33, was born with a…
Who Gets First Dibs On Transplanted Liver? Rules May Change

Rob Stein

Location, location, location too often trumps medical need, some doctors say. But another solution to making the distribution of scarce organs fairer worries some transplant surgeons and patients.

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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