• Report identifies transplant trends for 2004
  Wednesday, March 16, 2005
  The number of organ transplants and transplant survival rates are increasing while the demand continues to grow.
  

• Memorandum addresses living donor solicitation
  Wednesday, January 12, 2005
  Recent publicity has called to question the appropriateness of public solicitation for live donor organs for transplantation.
  

• Board approves policies to benefit children who need livers, kidneys
  Friday, November 19, 2004
  The new policies restructure the way pediatric candidates are considered for kidney and liver organ offers.
  

• Board opposes solicitation for deceased organ donation
  Friday, November 19, 2004
  "Organ donation is a gift, not a transaction," said OPTN/UNOS President Robert Metzger, M.D.
  

• Board approves policy to increase liver transplant benefit
  Thursday, June 24, 2004
  The board took action at its June 2004 meeting.
  

• Special announcement from HRSA regarding West Nile Virus
  Friday, January 9, 2004
  Immunocompromised individuals may be at greater risk for severe disease.
  

• Board approves pilot study on access to kidney transplants among minority and disadvantaged candidates
  Friday, November 21, 2003
  The study is intended to improve transplant access among ethnic minorities and disadvantaged people on dialysis.
  

• Collaboration announced to increase donation among minorities
  Friday, September 26, 2003
  Former NBA star Sean Elliott announced a national education campaign to promote organ donation among U.S. minority communities.
  

• New technology allows electronic sharing of donor information
  Wednesday, August 27, 2003
  DonorNet facilitates organ placement and acceptance by providing secure, convenient and flexible donor information to transplant center personnel.
  

• UNOS continues to review transplant error
  Wednesday, March 5, 2003
  We are reviewing the mismatched transplant and gathering facts from all members involved in the case.
  

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