A new rule from the Biden administration allows organ transplants from HIV-positive donors to HIV-positive recipients.

People with HIV will soon be permitted to receive transplanted kidneys and livers from donors who are also infected with the virus under a new rule approved by the Biden administration. The final rule,

US health officials have announced a new rule allowing people with HIV to receive kidney or liver transplants from donors with HIV to increase the pool of available organs and shorten wait times for all patients.

People with HIV who need a kidney or liver transplant will be able to receive an organ from a donor with HIV under a new rule announced Tuesday by U.S. health officials. Previously, such transplants could be done only as part of research studies.

The new rule, which takes effect Wednesday, is expected to shorten the wait for organs for all, regardless of HIV status, by increasing the pool of

In a landmark decision aimed at addressing the nationwide organ shortage, the Biden administration announced a new rule on Tuesday permitting organ transplants between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients.