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Hard to find resources while on the transplant list? These sites...change that..

Started by Clark, October 17, 2025, 02:11:07 PM

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On Borrowed Time
Is the patient Black? Check this box for yes
For years a race-based medical calculation delayed Black patients access to life-saving kidney transplants
By Anissa Durham


This article is part of "On Borrowed Time," a series by Anissa Durham that examines the people, policies, and systems that hurt or help Black patients in need of an organ transplant.
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Craig Merritt asked himself the same two-word question:
Why me?
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It's hard to find resources while on the transplant list. These sites want to change that
Here are seven resources to help if you need an organ transplant
By Anissa Durham
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Unrelated directed kidney donor in 2003, my recipient and I are well!
650 time blood and platelet donor since 1976 and still giving!
Elected to the OPTN/UNOS Boards of Directors & Executive, Kidney Transplantation, and Ad Hoc Public Solicitation of Organ Donors Committees, 2005-11 & OPTN 2025-29.

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