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Overseer of national organ transplant network has a history of reform
Dr. Raymond Lynch, head of Health and Human Services' Organ Transplant Branch, is tasked with reforming the system. He has ...
RFK Jr. calls for reforms to organ donation system practices after 'alarming' reports
Organ Transplant chief, HHS Dr. Raymond Lynch discusses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s call for organ donation reform on 'America's ...
Organ donors' lives endangered by rushed transplant procedures, investigation finds
A federal investigation revealed concerning practices in the organ donation system, in which procurement began while patients ...
A new reality of organ donation
Under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health Resources and Services Administration directed ...
US health secretary threatens to close KY organ procurement organization
A federal investigation determined the organization ignored signs of life from several patients scheduled for procedures.
House panel examines organ retrieval missteps ‘fit for a horror movie’
In 28 cases, the government determined, donors may still have been alive when organ procurement procedures began.