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Increased Scrutiny Leads to an Improved Organ Transplant System

23 January 2026 at 05:03
A crackdown on problems with fairness and safety is achieving results, including a big drop in the number of sick patients being passed over for transplants.

Β© Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times

A medical worker holding a recovered kidney.

90 Minutes to Give Baby Luna a New Heart

1 January 2026 at 10:39
After eight years of training, Dr. Maureen McKiernan made her debut as the lead surgeon on an infant heart transplant β€” an operation on the edge of what’s possible.

Β© Victor J. Blue for The New York Times

Before Luna’s heart transplant, Dr. Goldstone advised Dr. McKiernan to β€œplan the surgery out β€” every detail down to the suture,” she recalled.
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