Under a new rule announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, people living with HIV who need a liver or kidney transplant will now be able to receive an organ from an HIV+ donor. Via AP News:
The new rule, which takes effect Wednesday, is expected to shorten the wait for organs for all, regardless of HIV status, by increasing the pool of available organs.
The safety of the practice is supported by research, including a study published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine.
That study followed 198 organ recipients for up to four years, comparing those who received kidneys from HIV-positive donors to those whose kidneys came from donors without HIV.
Both groups had similar high rates of overall survival and low rates of organ rejection.
Prior to the new rule, such transplants could only be done as part of research studies.
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— The Associated Press (@AP) November 26, 2024
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