Wednesday, November 13, 2019 NIAID Now: People with HIV Can Give the Gift of Life by Becoming Organ Donors – A Q&A with HIV Transplantation Experts Organ donation saves lives. Tragically, 20 people die each day waiting for a transplant—including people living with HIV, who are more likely than HIV-negative people to develop end-stage kidney and liver disease. The HOPE Act of 2013 allows for research into organ transplantation from one person with HIV to another, ultimately benefitting all people waiting for transplants by increasing the number of people eligible to become organ donors. To learn more about how researchers are leveraging this legislation, NIAID Now spoke to two experts who oversee organ transplantation studies among people with HIV. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107