Should the complex business of organ transplantation be turned over to a private enterprise? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Should the complex business of organ transplantation be turned over to a private enterprise? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Author: Johns Hopkins Medicine December 1, 2025 Duration: 1:03
Obtaining human organs for transplantation is largely managed by UNOS, the United Network for Organ Sharing, and it’s a not for profit enterprise. Yet Adam Schiavi, a neuro critical care expert at Johns Hopkins, says if current political forces have …

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What is post-intensive care syndrome? Elizabeth Tracey reports [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:03
Once you’ve made it through a stay in an intensive care unit, you can simply move forward in your life, right? Not exactly, as recent research indicates. So-called post intensive care syndrome, or PICS, can continue to i…