UNOS status I candidates made up almost half the list of active candidates and had an estimated waiting time of 44 days. [3] Notably, death rates on the heart transplant waiting list have ...

The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for lifesaving transplants. But more and more, they are being skipped over.

The method used across the United States to wait-list children for heart transplants ... not have a good outcome with transplant," Almond said. In September 2023, UNOS implemented a new lung ...