American Society of Transplantation Announces the First Organ Transplant Research Call-to-Action in the US

The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has launched a new fundraising initiative called Power2Save to address the critical need for funding transplant research and to increase public awareness for organ donation. Approximately 50 percent of all transplanted organs will experience failure within five to ten years, typically due to organ rejection or complications from immunosuppressive drugs. Organ transplants save patient lives by replacing critical body parts that are failing. However, these life-saving organs do not last indefinitely and Power2Save is working to find a solution to this life-threatening problem. This includes…

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