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How the coronavirus is delaying life-altering surgeries.

May 6, 2020

Booker C, Kargbo C. PBS News Hour. April 26, 2020.

The demands on health care organizations due to the influx of patients with COVID-19 are impacting a wide range of services and supplies. This news segment discusses schedule changes in transplants and other surgeries and the risks to patients as a result of those delays.

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