Issue for Week of May 5, 2002 / Vol. 3 No. 18

Study: Hepatitis C Recurs Faster in Living Donor Liver Transplant Recipients Study: For Hepatitis C Patients, Mismatched Liver May Be Better Combo Therapy Dramatically Improves Hepatitis B Liver Transplant Outcomes Study: Blood Filtering Could Make More Eligible to Be Kidney Donors UNOS: Few Need New Kidneys After Being a Living Kidney Donor Study: Technique Could Increase Organs Available for Transplant Islet Cell Transplant Update: 70 % Insulin Free After Two Years University Hospitals of Cleveland Suspends Chief Lung Transplant Surgeon Transplant Societies Begin 2002 Annual Scientific Meeting in Washington, DC