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Spousal Organ Transplants: New Option Leads to New Challenges (2022x22)

Uitzenddatum: Sep 24, 2022

In the past, most organ transplants were from dead donors or between parents and children. But in recent years, medical progress has made transplants possible between people with no biological relation. Now, more than 40 percent of living-donor kidney transplants in Japan are between spouses. The new option provides a greater chance of improved health, but it also brings emotional challenges for both the donor and recipient. We follow three couples as they try to overcome their struggles. Guests: Miura Lully (Critic) Morozumi Kunio (Nephrologist)