Last year, we reported on problems in the organ transplant system, including that officials were ignoring patient waitlists and steering organs to favored hospitals nearly 20% of the time. Today, the rate has dropped to 9%, and other system improvements are underway: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

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More than 100,000 people in the US need a new organ. Every year, thousands die waiting for a transplant. But despite the shortage, a new NYT investigation has found that some hospitals are aggressively courting patients from overseas who pay more for their transplants. 🧵

NEW: Organ Transplant Group Faces Shutdown After Safety Problems www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

The New York Times has been reporting for the past year about problems with the American organ transplant system. Now, the federal government is addressing some of the issues, including donor safety and fairness in who receives donated organs: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...

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The U.S. organ transplant system performs thousands of lifesaving operations each year. But amid a push to increase transplants, a growing number of potential donors have endured premature or bungled attempts to retrieve their organs. Our story today: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...

Wow. Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up. @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social

In Kentucky, officials have ignored signs of revival in dozens of patients being readied for organ donation, according to a federal investigation. The latest in our project about the organ transplant system: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

The American organ transplant system was built to be fair. But increasingly, officials are ignoring the rules and skipping over the patients most in need. Our investigation, with @cocteau.bsky.social and Jeremy White: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Big Brian month! Congrats @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social 🤩 www.nytco.com/press/brian-...