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MetroHealth physicians say people who face barriers to unreliable transportation or a dedicated caregiver are more likely to be disqualified from receiving a blood or marrow transplant. They launched a new program this year to support patients who face barriers to care.

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayra Ramirez contracted the virus and ended up in the ICU on life support. She was 28. The virus had severely damaged her lungs and doctors concluded she would not survive without a double-lung transplant.

The 2016 Transplant Games are going on this week in Cleveland, a celebration of both organ donors and recipients.More than 3,000 people are expected to…

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic gathered Monday to answer questions about the first uterus transplant in the U.S. They say while similar to other organ…