Of the more than 6,000 Americans waiting for a liver, heart, or lung transplant, a quarter will die before they receive one. This program from The Doctor Is In examines how the organ transplant program works, for both donors and recipients; it follows patients through a cornea and a kidney transplant and shows who will get what, and when. A Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center production. (28 minutes)

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