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According to data from the OPTN, 2022 organ transplants again set annual records. Organ donation from deceased donors continues a 12-year record-setting trend.

Learn about the OPTN Board approval of waiting time adjustment for kidney transplant candidates affected by race-based calculation.

The OPTN Board of Directors approved a set of actions to prepare for implementation of a new lung allocation policy based on continuous distribution.

Voting members will receive election materials in January 2023.

Milestone reflects accelerating trend in donation and transplantation.

The action, to take effect July 27, will ensure that all candidates are consistently assessed in an equitable fashion.

Changes will make summary reporting of data clearer and easier for users to interpret.

Deceased donation sets record for eleventh consecutive year.

Group will study impact of adjustment to eGFR.

Read about updated median MELD and PELD transplant scores effective March 25, 2020.