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A New Approach to Kidney Matching Could Save Lives

Although more than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list in the U.S., thousands of donated kidneys are discarded each year, often because they're slightly older, with fewer years of remaining function. Researchers at Virginia Tech and other institutions led a study of a potential redesign of the national kidney transplant system that matches older organs more efficiently with patients over 65.

October 14, 2026


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