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Bookmark or Share- Transplantation - World Health Organization (WHO)The ethical aspects of transplantation are at the forefront. In particular, the unmet patients’ needs and the shortage of transplants lead to the temptation of trafficking in human body components for transplantation. Human transplantation. Human cells and tissues for transplantation can save lives or restore essential functions. For example
- A seventh case of HIV cure reported at AIDS 20241. Gaebler C et al. The next Berlin patient: sustained HIV remission surpassing five years without antiretroviral therapy after heterozygous CCR5 WT/Δ32 allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. 25th International AIDS Conference, Munich, Germany, 22-26 July 2024. Oral abstract.
- Antimicrobial resistance - World Health Organization (WHO)Without effective antimicrobials for prevention and treatment of infections, medical procedures such as organ transplantation, caesarean sections, cancer chemotherapy and diabetes management become challenging. Microorganisms that develop resistance to antimicrobials are sometimes referred to as “superbugs”. AMR is a global concern
- First case of HIV cure in a woman after stem cell transplantation ...The International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trial Network (IMPAACT) P1107 reported the first case of HIV cure in a woman living with HIV submitted to a dual stem cell transplant (i.e., an umbilical cord blood transplant combined with a half-matched bone marrow) for treatment of an acute myelogenous leukemia.
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