In Midst Of Perpetual Nationwide Organ Shortage, Study Offers Hope That It’s Safe To Transplant Hep-C Infected Hearts, Lungs

In the United States, there are currently 5,226 patients waiting on the heart or lung transplant list, and about 1,000 people a year die waiting for an organ. Until recently, doctors tended to transplant hepatitis C-infected organs only into patients who already had that virus, but a new study might change all that.

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