April 24, 2019
Rose
The change deals with where people on the waiting list live because some parts of the country have fewer available organs, and higher demand for them, than others. United Network, a nonprofit that manages the U.S. organ transplant system and devised the new system, said in a statement the new policy "provides a fairer, more equitable system for all liver patients — no matter where they live — as they wait for a lifesaving transplant." But hospitals say the policy fails to account for unique geographical needs. In other public health news: rape, representation, sedentary lifestyles, and phone-induced stress levels.
from Kaiser Health News http://bit.ly/2IYSUtA
April 24, 2019
Rose
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