As I was getting ready to perform a kidney transplant from a deceased donor on a recent Saturday afternoon, my phone rang. When I saw the ID for the organ allocation coordinator, I knew immediately ...
ATLANTA (InvestigateTV) — One in five organs donated in the United States are never transplanted, despite more than 100,000 Americans waiting for life-saving organ transplants, our investigation ...
An Atlanta News First analysis found that despite doctors recovering organs from deceased donors, the organ was not used to save a life 17% of the time.