Kidney transplant patients gamble pays off

By Emiliano Rodriguez Mega
Updated August 7 2018 - 12:26pm, first published 12:20pm
65-year-old Kiran Shelat, a patient who signed up to receive a kidney infected with hepatitis C.
65-year-old Kiran Shelat, a patient who signed up to receive a kidney infected with hepatitis C.

Some patients in desperate need of a kidney transplant participated in a bold experiment where they received organs infected with hepatitis-C. The gamble paid off.

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