In this photo provided by Johns Hopkins Medicine, Dr. Dorry Segev, right, performs the first U.S. transplant of a kidney from a deceased donor who had HIV into a recipient living with HIV, in ...
There's never been a safer time to give a kidney. The risk of death for people who donated a kidney has dropped by more than half in the last decade, according to a study published Wednesday. “It’s ...
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Many kidneys from deceased donors that are classified as "high-risk" are safe if the organs are screened using current methods, according to a small new study. About 10 percent of kidneys from dead ...
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People with HIV can safely receive donated kidneys from deceased donors with the virus, according to a large US study that comes as the government moves to expand the practice. That could shorten the ...