Woman donates kidney to twin sister in a rare transplant that doesn’t require anti-rejection drugs
We’ve always had a very close relationship,” one twin said. “People always said we were like one coat of paint.” ...
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Fred Hutch at ASH: Plenary session on socioeconomic barriers to transplant, new leukemia treatments and phasing out ‘cumbersome’ urine test
The 66th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) will take place in San Diego, Calif. and online Dec. 7-10. Improving access to life-saving therapies for blood ...
People with HIV will be able to be organ donors in Spain
The National Transplant Organization (ONT) has been working for years to eliminate restrictions on organ donation between ...
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Antony Blinken, USAID mark World AIDS Day
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Sunday will commemorate World AIDS Day at the White House. AIDS Memorial ...
HIV-positive organ transplants allowed under new rule
People with HIV will soon be permitted to receive transplanted kidneys and livers from donors who are also infected with the ...
US allows organ transplants between people with HIV
The approval for kidney and liver transplants comes as other restrictions on HIV-positive patients have been overturned in ...
3 dead, 1 hurt in Tesla Cybertruck crash
Three people were killed and another person was hospitalized Wednesday after a Tesla Cybertruck crashed in Piedmont, Calif., according to authorities.
Kidney, liver transplants between people with HIV get green light under new HHS rule
People in the United States who have HIV and need kidney or liver transplants can now receive organs from donors who also ...
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HHS announces a new rule that allows HIV-positive organ transplants
Previously, such transplants could be done only as part of research studies. The rule, which takes effect Wednesday, is ...
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US expands access to organ transplants for people with HIV
The United States is expanding access to organ transplants as research shows that kidney and liver transplants between donors ...
US health officials give the OK for organ transplants between HIV-positive patients
Kidney transplants from HIV-positive donors are now permitted by U.S. health officials. The Department of Health and Human Services made the decision on Tuesday, which is expected to reduce wait times ...
HIV-positive transplants now permitted for livers and kidneys
People with HIV are now permitted to donate kidneys or livers to recipients who are also HIV-positive, health officials ...