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The Markup investigates why, despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than white people.

The Markup investigates why, despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than white people.

The Markup investigates why, despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than white people.

Despite being more likely to die of liver disease, Native Americans are far less likely to make the transplant list than White people

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Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has recently introduced

Earlier this year, research suggested adverse events occur in about 25% of hospital admissions, prompting NEJM Catalyst to seek insight from leaders on how healthcare organizations can get more strategic around patient safety and quality improvement.

The U.S. transplant system needs an overhaul to stop wasting organs and give more patients a fair chance at the life-saving surgery, says an influential scientific advisory panel that set a five-year deadline to turn things around.

An influential scientific advisory panel says the U.S. transplant system needs an overhaul to stop wasting organs and give more patients a fair chance. The U.S. performed a record number of transplants of kidneys, livers and other organs last year, more than 41,000. Friday's report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says there are ways to save many more lives. The panel set a goal of at least 50,000 transplants a year by 2026. It also outlined changes to reduc...

The U.S. transplant system needs an overhaul to stop wasting organs and give more patients a fair chance at the life-saving surgery, says an influential scientific advisory panel that set a five-year deadline to turn things around.