It’s estimated that up to 600 people who have HIV and could be donors die each year. If their organs could be used for transplant, experts at Johns Hopkins think that more than 1,000 people could be saved. However, laws previously prohibited surgeons from using organs from HIV positive people. In 2013, the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act was passed, which made it possible for scientists to research organ donation from one person with HIV to another person. In January, Johns Hopkins received approval from the United Network for Organ Sharing to perform the surgery once a candidate and donor were identified and the procedures were recently completed.
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