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Donors also must meet an array of requirements before a hospital will operate. You must be healthy enough to withstand a four-hour operation. You must be free of disease - HIV, hepatitis or cancer will disqualify you - and, of course, you need to have the same blood type as the recipient. It takes an average of three months for hospitals to assess and approve a transplant. Kidney donation is a major commitment - you can't drive or lift anything for six weeks, and it can be over a month before you're ready to return to work. (See pictures...
CHICAGO, Ill. – Its a buzz word, its hot right now—but, what does it really mean? What does public health actually look like? I was hoping to answer these questions as I arrived in Chicago, ready to work with children and families affected by HIV and AIDS on the north side of the city. I had imagined an environment somewhere in between a scene from ER (complete with someone convulsing on a stretcher), and a slow day in my elementary school nurse’s office, but what I got was quite different...
...equally vital in making sure all of the needs of the individual are met. It is as crucial that our patients can afford the bus fare to get to the hospital as it is for a doctor to diagnose them when they arrive.. The results of an HIV lab test mean nothing when you don’t have an apartment, or anyone caring for your children. This revelation—that the multi-faceted approach to care exists and is in practice—has not only surprised me, but elated me as well...
...very progressive leadership, and I sincerely hope that the Indian decision will help us in the right direction," says Sahran Abeysundera, a gay rights activist in Colombo, Sri Lanka's capital. As in India, Sri Lanka's law on homosexuality, known there as Section 365, has hindered HIV prevention programs among male sex workers. "We stand to gain more by repealing these laws than keeping them in the law books...
...story. "Maybe people need someone they can relate to--someone who is just like them--to spell it out to them," she said. "I felt like I owed it to everyone to just be heard." In South Africa, she became a role model for young people living with HIV. But all that recognition still couldn't protect...