By Judy Stone
A new study in Lancet showed that it is safe for HIV + people to be living kidney donors. People living with HIV (PLWH) have long faced stigma and discrimination. The new report shows that donors do not face a higher risk of end-stage kidney disease. This was a concern because PLWH have a higher likelihood of kidney disease from their HIV itself, and antiretroviral (anti-HIV) medicines carry kidney and liver toxicities.
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