106,000 Americans are waiting for an organ transplant, yet federal officials have raised serious questions about the national transplant system, known UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing.
This hour, we learn about a and , both finding serious weaknesses in the transplant system.
Washington Post health and medicine reporter Lenny Bernstein, joins us and later, we hear from the Chief of Transplant Surgery at Hartford Hospital.
But first, a º£½Ç»»ÆÞ couple shares their experience waiting for a liver transplant. Kevin Prue is a Madison resident searching for a living donor. His wife Amy manages their Facebook page, , and is a volunteer with .
Guests:
- Lenny Bernstein: Health and Medicine Reporter,
- Dr. Glyn Morgan: Chief of Transplant Surgery,
- Amy and Kevin Prue: Residents of Madison, CT
Catie Talarski contributed to this program which originally aired on August 18, 2022.
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