A KIDNEY “swap shop” could solve the dilemma of people who need a new kidney and have a willing but incompatible donor. The US scheme, which aims to go nationwide within two years, would let two transplant patients switch donors to get a better tissue match.
“Paired exchanges” are made possible by algorithms that can match thousands of donors and patients while striking a balance between finding the greatest number of pairs and forming the best matches.
Over 60,000 people in the US alone are waiting for a new kidney, but donors are hard to find because both their blood…
