'This rule removes unnecessary barriers to kidney and liver transplants, expanding the organ donor pool and improving outcomes for transplant recipients with HIV,' said U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra in a statement.
'The safety of the practice is supported by research, including a study published last month in the New England Journal of Medicine.' The study followed 198 organ recipients for up to four years, highlighting similar survival and organ rejection rates.
In 2010, surgeons in South Africa provided the first evidence that using HIV-positive donor organs was safe in people with HIV. This was a pivotal moment before the U.S. lifted its ban.
All told, 500 transplants of kidneys and livers from HIV-positive donors have been done in the U.S., illustrating the progress in understanding donor eligibility.
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