23Nov/13

Now HIV positive people may be able to donate organs – Barack Obama passes … – India.Com Health


Montreal Gazette

Now HIV positive people may be able to donate organs – Barack Obama passes
India.Com Health
In a statement, Obama said he signed the legislation, called the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, or HOPE Act, to offer the opportunity for HIV-positive person to receive organ donations, Xinhua reported. For decades HIV organ transplants have been illegal
Obama signs bill for HIV organ donationNewstrack India

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22Nov/13

UC Professor Advocated for New Law on HIV Positive Organ Donation – HealthCanal.com


Slate Magazine (blog)

UC Professor Advocated for New Law on HIV Positive Organ Donation
HealthCanal.com
CINCINNATI—University of Cincinnati (UC) research professor of medicine Rita Alloway, PharmD, has spent years working to update a 20-year ban on HIV positive organ donation—and her efforts, along with those of dozens of others—are being rewarded 
Obama backs organ donation between HIV patientsWND.com
Obama signs bill allowing research into HIV organ donationExaminer.com
Obama Signs Law Allowing Organ Donation Between HIV-Positive PatientsTowleroad
Oneindia –Slate Magazine (blog)
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22Nov/13

Epigenetic Changes May Explain Chronic Kidney Disease, Penn Study Shows – HealthCanal.com

Epigenetic Changes May Explain Chronic Kidney Disease, Penn Study Shows
HealthCanal.com
PHILADELPHIA – The research of physician-scientist Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, associate professor of Medicine in the Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, strives to understand the 
Noble Hospital offers free chronic kidney disease education seminarWWLP 22News
Gene variant ups chronic kidney disease risk, speeds progression in African Clinical Endocrinology News Digital Network
Relationship of kidney function estimates to risk improves by measuring The Almagest
SBWire (press release)
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