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Reforms to organ procurement rules have helped drive a 25 percent increase in transplants.

Historically, organ procurement organizations left thousands of lifesaving organs unrecovered due to a lack of consequences for poor performance.

Investigators have documented that organ procurement organizations retaliated against whistle-blowers, withheld documents from federal investigators, manipulated medical records, and engaged in fraud.

A federal investigation found that the required procedural separation between treating physicians and organ donation teams is often ignored.

The New York Times reported that healthcare workers in several states witnessed organ procurement staff persuading clinicians to administer drugs to hasten potential donors' deaths.

Many cases of misconduct by organ procurement organizations have been documented by federal authorities and are under investigation by law enforcement.

A former Obama White House official testified to Congress that whistle-blowers from procurement organizations said they were trained to target inexperienced physicians.

Organ donation saves over 40,000 lives annually in the United States in recent years.

Whistle-blowers allege that organ procurement executives demanded staff find a different surgeon to take Anthony Thomas Hoover II's organs after the first one refused.

Anthony Thomas Hoover II, while being evaluated for organ donation after being declared brain-dead, showed signs of life including opening his eyes, moving on command, and moving in the operating room.

In 2015, the nonprofit Organize was selected for a role within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The author, Greg Segal, founded the nonprofit Organize to make organ donor registration easier.

Genetic testing revealed the author's family carries a rare, fatal mutation that weakens the heart muscle, which has not been found in any other family.

The author's father received a heart transplant on February 10, 2009.

Cryosphere scientists had been warning for years about the possibility of an event like the Nepal flooding.

Researcher Dr. Jackson was in a meeting with other cryosphere scientists when the Nepal flooding occurred.

Devendra Kumar Sharma managed several hydropower dams on Himalayan rivers and is the current president of the International Commission on Large Dams.

Dr. Jackson stated there was a good chance of a major flood event happening, though the timing was unknown.

Author Somini Sengupta has covered climate issues for several years and reported from the Chorabari glacier.

Devendra Kumar Sharma stated there is an urgent need for greater cooperation among Himalayan states.