By JANON FISHER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 01:51 EST, 20 February 2022 | UPDATED: 03:58 EST, 20 February 2022 The waiting lists for organ transplants worldwide could get dramatically shorter thanks to a revolutionary new procedure that would make donor organs compatible with any patient no matter their blood type. Canadian researchers with the University Health Network have developed a method...
Posted Today In the first year of a new protocol, UW Medicine specialists transplanted 13 patients with donor organs – seven hearts and six livers – from people who had active hepatitis C before they died. “Twelve people are alive today who may not have survived otherwise because they didn’t get a donor,” said Dr. Ajit Limaye. He directs the Solid Organ Transplant Infectious Disease Program, whose team is charged with ensuring...
