Doctors Claim HIV-Positive Man Cured by Stem Cell Transplant

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Originally Posted by KSig RC

Drug treatments are relatively effective, sure - but they aren't particularly cost-effective, and if a one-time transplant can eliminate any future risk, it might be preferable over, say, 50 years of continuous drug cocktail, right? (not that the transplant is cheap, either, but I'm sure you see what I'm getting at)

I do agree that it's likely more of a curiosity than anything else at this point, though - particularly as a one-off in a poorly-controlled environment.

Transplant can kill you.