WASHINGTON — Surgeons turned down Terra Goudge for the liver transplant that was her only shot at surviving a rare cancer. Yet living donors make up a fraction of transplants, and their numbers have plateaued amid barriers that can block otherwise willing people from giving. Living kidney donations are more common but still not enough to meet the need. One study found more than a third of living kidney donors reported lost wages in the first year following donation. His hospital is trying to change that and last year performed more adult liver transplants from living donors than deceased ones, a milestone.

Source: National Post September 09, 2018 13:30 UTC