A second case of someone probably cured of HIV has been reported  The EconomistESTABLISHED HIV infection is easy to control but impossible to cure. Or almost impossible. The exception seems to be Timothy Brown, a man often referred to …

Stem Cell Cancer Treatment Leaves Man “HIV-free”: an Analysis  Technology Networks”UK patient ‘free’ of HIV after stem cell treatment,” said the reports. Doctors report that a man with HIV, who was given a stem cell transplant to treat his bl…

Video of young organ donor goes viral  FOX 10 News PhoenixThe story of a young man from Brevard County, Florida, who died following a motorcycle crash, is reaching tens of thousands of people through social media.

Re: Changing attitudes, improving lives  The BMJHow to change attitudes when we have different plans? Oncologists are constantly trying to test new therapies in the treatment of cancer, so they always offer …

Re: Changing attitudes, improving lives  The BMJWe fully support the view that strategies to improve education and public awareness to change attitudes to organ donation is key. Erin Walker eloquently …

Brockport teen receives heart transplant, advocates hope to inspire new organ donors  MyTwinTiers.comA Brockport high school student got a second chance at life thanks to an organ donor. Advocates hope that his story will encourage more peopl…

HIV remission achieved in second patient  Pharmaceutical Business ReviewA second person has experienced sustained remission from HIV-1 after ceasing treatment, reports a paper led by UCL and Imperial College London.

NIH Rare Disease Day Highlights Joint Networks Advancing Array of Research  Friedreich’s Ataxia NewsRead about Rare Disease Day 2019 at the National Institutes of Health, whose focus was on the 22 research networks investigating a range of ra…