According to the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network (OPTN) transplant database, nearly 91,000 individuals are currently waiting for a kidney or kidney/pancreas transplant, with an average wait time in most clinics being 3-5 years. In addition, the annual mortality rate of those waiting for a kidney is about 5% and increases greatly in the older […]
Expanding the Pool of Transplantable Kidneys: WashU Research Suggests Kidneys from Hepatitis C- or COVID-19-Positive Donors are Safe to Use
