As noted in the article, “Numerous studies, including two major estimates by industry researchers, show that the system could be recovering more than twice as many organs as it does now, primarily by expanding the types of donors it pursues…Increasingly, medical researchers and industry leaders view less-than-perfect organs as worth the risk and effort”
Story Credit: Kimberly Kindy, Lenny Bernstien, Dan Keating, Salwan Georges, Lee Powell, Arraon Steckelberg, and Manas Sharma (2019), The Washington Post.