Historically, people at high risk of getting HIV or hepatitis have been excluded from the organ donor registry in Australia. Is it time to change that policy?
Historically, people at high risk of getting HIV or hepatitis have been excluded from the organ donor registry in Australia.
Researchers are now calling for a re-think on this long-standing policy as a review of the data shows that the actual risk of infection in people who test negative is very low.
Meanwhile, the word on vaping from the European Respiratory Society is: donât. Reporter Penny Durham has the latest from the international experts.
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