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UNOS News By Flora Simmons, MD   OPTN Board Eliminates Race-based Calculation For Transplant Listing In a momentous measure to provide equitable access to all transplant candidates, the board of directors of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network recently approved a precedent requiring transplant hospitals to use race neutral calculations when estimating a candidate’s glomerular […]

UNOS News By Flora Simmons, MD Liver transplant rates increase after implementation of new organ allocation policy The OPTN data report is now available and describes key measures of the new liver and intestinal allocation policy for the 18-month period from February 2020 through August 2021.  Results show an overall  increase in deceased donor liver-alone […]

In the Transplant News: Flora Simmons, MD UNOS Updates ASTS Position Statement On The Role Of COVID-19 Vaccination For Transplant Candidates And Recipients: The American Society of Transplant Surgeons continues to recommend routine vaccination for all organ recipients (along with timely boosters). It also recommends vaccines for those on the waiting list, if possible. Read […]