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New Research Offers Solution to Reduce Organ Shortage Crisis: Two-Part Method Could Increase Organ Availability by 13% and Add 18 Years to Patient Life Expectancy

  • 1.  New Research Offers Solution to Reduce Organ Shortage Crisis: Two-Part Method Could Increase Organ Availability by 13% and Add 18 Years to Patient Life Expectancy

    Posted 09-04-2019 15:47
    CATONSVILLE, MD, September 4, 2019 –Eighteen people die every day waiting for transplants, and a new patient is added to the organ transplant list every 10 minutes. Much of the problem surrounds the lack of registered donors. New research in the INFORMS journal Management Science provides incentives that could lead to a solution and ultimately save lives.

    Read full press release here.

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    Ashley Smith
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
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