The Biden administration announced a plan to modernize the organ transplant system in the U.S., seeking to shorten wait times, address racial inequities and reduce deaths by breaking up the network that has run the system for decades. nyti.ms/3TCQsLR

The Biden administration announced plans to overhaul the network that has run the nation’s organ transplant system for nearly 40 years. To help us understand why this overhaul is crucial, amna spoke with Dr. Jayme Locke of UAB TEAM. to.pbs.org/3LJpr7F

Congratulations to our friends Simon Talbot and Wendy Dean on their new book about the obstacles doctors face while trying to deliver the best care to their patients. Say hello to Drs. Talbot & Dean on April 4 Harvard Book Store. Book tour info: fixmoralinjury.org #moralinjury

You don't need to be a musician to make your own podcast music. Join our friend Joel, Kate Semro & Lori Mortimer @lorimortimer.bsky.social to learn how. 🗓️ Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 🕐 Time: 11am PT / 2pm ET Register AIR: lnkd.in/eaNU8yqg

NEDS President & CEO Alex Glazier joined Brigham and Women's Hospital President Robert Higgins, MD, MSHA, heart recipient Gary Swain & transplant cardiologist Dr. Mandeep Mehra at a flag-raising event. It was also wonderful to see William Lautzenheiser who received a double arm transplant in 2014.

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A charity worker who was given months to live has become the first patient in the world to receive a type of experimental liver transplant. bbc.in/3SlmFIM

Advances in transplant technology are saving lives. But as dire organ shortages persist, doctors are looking to an unorthodox source of donors—other species. 🔗 bit.ly/3rXhBQn ✏️ Tanya Lewis 📷 Kholood Eid

Patients, clinicians, and family members of patients share how researchers are giving them hope for a better future. #ReimagineTheWorld wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/rei…

I’m really excited to see Stat News launch this disability reporting fellowship. They had consulted me about it and it was clear that they really cared & wanted to set their fellows up for success. 🙌🏻 I highly encourage folks to apply! statnews.com/careers/disabi…

William Lautzenheiser narrowly survived a rare & devastating infection that claimed all of his limbs. In a brilliant display of resilience & to cope w/ his new normal, he turned to comedy, as a way of telling his story in a relatable way. STUMPED wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/rei…

🎉Congratulations STUMPED director @RobinPBerghaus on being selected as a 2024 Ferriss – UC Berkeley Psychedelic Journalism Fellow! ⬇️Learn about the fellows' stories in development on the new era of psychedelics: psychedelics.berkeley.edu/ferriss-uc-ber… UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics Berkeley Journalism

A woman with life-threatening heart and kidney disease became the second person ever to receive a genetically modified pig kidney and the first person to receive a heart pump and a transplanted organ together trib.al/MZK1Gws

William Lautzenheiser narrowly survived a rare & devastating infection that claimed all of his limbs. In a display of resilience and to cope with his new normal, he turned to comedy, as a way of telling his story in a relatable way. STUMPED wyss.harvard.edu/media-post/rei…