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New U.S. rule will allow HIV-positive organ transplants

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People with HIV can now receive organ transplants, thanks to a new HHS rule

The U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Tuesday that people living with HIV can now receive kidney and liver transplants from other people living with HIV. Such transplants were once restricted only to people participating in research studies.

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US health officials give the OK for organ transplants between HIV-positive patients

Kidney transplants from HIV-positive donors are now permitted by U.S. health officials. The Department of Health and Human Services made the decision on Tuesday, which is expected to reduce wait times for all patients and improve life-saving care for patients with HIV.

New rule allows HIV-positive organ transplants — expected to shorten wait time for all

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 US health officials.

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Medicare May Soon Cover Ozempic, Wegovy Under New Biden Proposal

If the proposal is finalized, it could set the stage for a showdown between the pharmaceutical industry and the Trump ...

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HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra eviscerated for mishandling of unaccompanied children

House Republicans pressed Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on Wednesday to provide an answer for losing ...

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House Republicans grill HHS Secretary Becerra over migrant children: 'Would not want to be you'

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was grilled about his department's Refugee Resettlement Office and ...

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Weight loss drugs ‘beneficial in many different ways,’ West Virginia Gov. Justice says

West Virginia Gov. and Senator-elect Jim Justice said Tuesday he supports a plan by President Joe Biden’s administration to ...

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Biden wants Medicare, Medicaid to cover weight-loss drugs

The proposal would let patients get Wegovy, Ozempic and related drugs for obesity, which Medicare and Medicaid does not cover ...

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Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of Americans would be eligible to have costly weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or ...

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'Game changer': This new Biden HHS proposal is likely to trigger a huge fight with RFK Jr.

In the final weeks of President Joe Biden's administration, his Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing a ...

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Biden proposes government-funded weight-loss jabs threatening row with RFK Jr

A row is brewing between the White House and Robert F Kennedy Jr after the Biden administration proposed making millions of ...

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Biden: Medicare, Medicaid should cover weight-loss drugs for obese Americans

“It’s a good day for anyone who suffers from obesity,” U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told The ...

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President Biden, HHS Secretary Becerra mark Transgender Day of Remembrance

"There should be no place for hate in America — and yet too many transgender Americans, including young people, are cruelly ...

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