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Why is there such a shortage of liver and kidney transplants?

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Need>>supply: There are more people with the diseases that need organs than there are available organs. It is that simple. There are fewer "healthy" people dying now with working organs. Not every person or family is willing to donate organs after death either.

Dr Friedman agreed

Answered 3/14/2014

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