The Biden administration has sanctioned a change in transplant rules, allowing HIV-infected individuals to receive kidneys and livers from equally infected donors. The rule eliminates the former requirement for such transplants to be part of clinical research. The Department of Health and Human Services supports the change, hoping it will increase the pool of available organs and decrease stigma towards HIV. The only organs currently covered are kidneys and livers.
TTUHSC joins UMC in confirming patient data exposed in cyber attack
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and UMC Health System have confirmed a cybersecurity incident that exposed personal data. The event occurred this fall, and