HIV-Infected Organs Transplanted For The First Time In The U.K.

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It is hoped that this could open the way for HIV-infected patients to routinely donate organs. sfam_photo/Shutterstock

Doctors have performed transplants with HIV-infected organs for the first time in the U.K. The organs were given to patients on the transplant waiting list who were also HIV positive, and they have so far been recovering well. It is hoped that by relaxing the rules and regulations regarding who can donate organs, for which HIV-positive people had been banned, more organs will be available for those on the waiting list.