Unconventional Transplants May Mean More Lives Saved

Can we dramatically increase the supply of transplant kidneys by using some that are hepatitis C infected, then eradicating the disease in the recipient? Peter Reese, MD, MSCE, and David S. Goldberg, MD, MSCE, report via early data that the answer appears to be yes.

Dr. Reese comments on the team’s NEJM letter, in the Philadelphia Inquirer.