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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Last year, we reported on problems in the organ transplant system, including that officials were ignoring patient waitlists and steering organs to favored hospitals nearly 20% of the time. Today, the rate has dropped to 9%, and other system improvements are underway: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...

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Increased Scrutiny Leads to an Improved Organ Transplant System

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🚨✍️ NEW YORK JOURNALISM FRIENDS: IRE is holding a regional conference here this Fri/Sat. It’ll be a great event with IRE’s signature high-quality training at a reasonable cost. And there are also still some fellowships to attend for free! More info here: ire.users.membersuite.com/events/bba60...

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Here’s a free link to the article, the latest in our yearlong investigation of the American organ transplant system: nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u... (with @cocteau.bsky.social)

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Hospitals Cater to ‘Transplant Tourists’ as U.S. Patients Wait for Organs

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

In one case, in 2021, a wealthy Japanese woman traveled to the University of Chicago Medical Center and within days, received a heart transplant. Shortly after, a charity run by her husband donated money to a nonprofit led by the transplant surgeon’s wife.

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Overall, we found that patients who travel to the US and get on the organ waiting list typically receive a transplant faster than American patients on the list. And they're less likely to die waiting. Hospital workers shared examples of preferential treatment like this:

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

We analyzed years of federal data and identified several US hospitals that are increasingly catering to foreign patients, offering short wait times and concierge services. At these hospitals, as much as 20% of the recipients of some organs in recent years have come from abroad.

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

More than 100,000 people in the US need a new organ. Every year, thousands die waiting for a transplant. But despite the shortage, a new NYT investigation has found that some hospitals are aggressively courting patients from overseas who pay more for their transplants. 🧵

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

NEW: Organ Transplant Group Faces Shutdown After Safety Problems www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

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Organ Transplant Group Faces Shutdown After Safety Problems

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The New York Times has been reporting for the past year about problems with the American organ transplant system. Now, the federal government is addressing some of the issues, including donor safety and fairness in who receives donated organs: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u...

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U.S. Government Cracks Down on Organ Transplant System

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

The U.S. organ transplant system performs thousands of lifesaving operations each year. But amid a push to increase transplants, a growing number of potential donors have endured premature or bungled attempts to retrieve their organs. Our story today: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/u...

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A Push for More Organ Transplants Is Putting Donors at Risk

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

In Kentucky, officials have ignored signs of revival in dozens of patients being readied for organ donation, according to a federal investigation. The latest in our project about the organ transplant system: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/u...

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Doctors Were Preparing to Remove Their Organs. Then They Woke Up.

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The American organ transplant system was built to be fair. But increasingly, officials are ignoring the rules and skipping over the patients most in need. Our investigation, with @cocteau.bsky.social and Jeremy White: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Organ Transplant System ‘in Chaos’ as Waiting Lists Are Ignored

The sickest patients are supposed to get priority for lifesaving transplants. But more and more, they are being skipped over.

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Brian M. Rosenthal @brianmrosenthal.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

When was the last time that we had a Democrat NYC mayor or NYS governor who was actually popular?

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