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Arizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity
Washington's Top News (WTOP) and WTAE Pittsburgh (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedArizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity.
The headline splitWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Arizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's compl...". Washington's Top News (WTOP) frames it as "How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances".
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CenterArizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity
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Arizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity
A car crash destroyed a 25-year-old Phoenix woman's small intestine, leaving her dependent on IV nutrition and often too sick to get out of bed. It would take three years and getting on mor...
How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances
It’s not always patience and luck that get patients off the organ transplant waiting list and into the operating room. Unlike in many areas of medicine, experts say there’s a lot of variati...
