This weekend Dr. Charles Rosen and Dr. Richard Daly joined us to discuss organ and tissue donation and transplantation.
You can register to become a donor or learn more at Life Source or by calling 888-5-DONATE.
Click here for the full Medical edge Weekend show – 44 min mp3
Is it possible that all people who once had a drop are hiv positive?
How will obamacare effect the transplant numbers?
Dr. Rosen says “The transplant community is not expecting a change in transplantation activity. Many patients are in need of transplantation. Transplantation is costly, but very effective. With kidney disease, transplantation is clearly more cost-effective than dialysis. For other end-stage organ diseases, there is no other option.”