Transplant Doctor Who Encourages Taking A Gamble On High-Risk Organ Donors Uses Himself As An Example

During a time when there are long wait times for healthy organs, the director of NYU Langone's Transplant Institute recommends using organs infected with a liver disease that is treatable. Dr. Robert Montgomery received a heart from a donor who had liver disease. News on public health also focuses on tips to avoid frost bite; a new health app from Aetna and Apple; He's U.S. adviser; music's healing powers; the race to put sensors in the gut; toddler development; sleep deprivation and pain; regenerative medicine and more.

from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2BadFxY