Lenny Bernstein

Washington Post reporter covering health and medicine

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Lenny Bernstein is a health and medicine reporter for the Washington Post.

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Thousands die annually while waiting for a heart, kidney, or liver transplant. The U.S. government now says it wants to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system.

Why US government wants to overhaul organ transplant system

Thousands die annually while waiting for a heart, kidney, or liver transplant. The U.S. government now says it wants to overhaul the nation’s organ transplant system.

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Pennsylvania's Republican Congressman Tom Marino has withdrawn his name as President Trump's appointee to be the nation's drug czar.

Why Trump's drug czar nominee bailed

Pennsylvania's Republican Congressman Tom Marino has withdrawn his name as President Trump's appointee to be the nation's drug czar.

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