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Family doctor shortage: Medical education reform can help address critical gaps, starting with a specialized program

Recent reports indicate that over six million Canadians are without a family doctor. This not only has a massive impact for those individuals, but also for the entire health-care system. Given current caseloads, about 4,000 family doctors would be required to address the current shortfall.

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Man pleads guilty to charges stemming from human remains trade tied to Harvard Medical School

A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from the theft and sale of human body parts taken from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary

The Independent UK

Health of thousands of migrants at Chicago police stations is in the hands of volunteer Mobile Migrant Health Team

The team got started in early May with just a few medical school students and doctors and has grown to about 200 volunteers. It’s the primary source of care for those staying temporarily at police stations.

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A Bahamas Medical School Uses AV-over-IP for Collaborative Learning

Extron NAV Pro AV Over IP solutions tie all the AV together.

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40 human skulls found in Kentucky apartment linked to national network of body part dealers

The alleged theft of donated body parts from Harvard Medical School and an Arkansas mortuary is revealing a national network of human remains dealers.

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Twin Sisters Celebrate Joint Graduation From Medical School

Amelia and Jasmine Collins graduate from University of Exeter Medical School, marking a rare achievement

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An AP explainer on recent arrests in alleged human remains network

Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states

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‘Grim Reaper’: Harvard Medical School faces 2 more lawsuits over alleged human body parts trafficking ring

BOSTON — One of two new lawsuits filed against Harvard in the wake of bombshell allegations a morgue employee was stealing and selling body parts donated to the university’s medical school reveals the employee may have identified as the “Grim Reaper.”

Boston Herald

Man found with 40 human skulls and spinal cords ‘decorating’ his home, court filings say

FBI agents asked suspect James Nott if anyone was in the house, to which he replied: ‘Only my dead friends’

The Independent UK

Third medical school could jam doctor pipeline

Medical professionals welcomed solutions from both parties around relieving healthcare workforce woes, but warned new medical students could face specialist training shortages

Newsroom.co.nz

Is it legal to sell human remains?

Four individuals were charged with federal crimes in June 2023 related to the “unlawful transport” across state lines of human remains taken from the Harvard Medical School morgue. This indictment was part of a larger effort by the Department of Justice to shut down a national network of people trafficking…

The Conversation

Medical schools eye workarounds after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

Experts tell Axios there are still a number of options at medical schools' disposal.

Axios

Harvard Medical School sued by families of loved ones whose body parts were stolen and sold by morgue manager

Federal prosecutors say that cadavers were stolen from the university’s morgue, then chopped up and sold

The Independent UK

‘I’m not friends with politicians’: Krishnan Guru-Murthy on success, swearing and barefaced lies

He started as a broadcaster before going to university and is now celebrating 25 years at Channel 4 News. He discusses the BBC, bias, war reporting – and what he learned from his father

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Medical students honor body donors through words, deeds and ceremonies

Six people were charged on June 14, 2023, with buying and selling human remains stolen from the Harvard Medical School morgue and from an Arkansas mortuary. The macabre story made national headlines, particularly the indictment of Cedric Lodge: a morgue manager at Harvard from 1995 until earlier this year.

Daily Mirror

Medics warn Rishi Sunak his NHS reforms will fail if he steps in over pay

The Government is expected to announce a doubling of medical school places for doctors, with a pledge to train tens of thousands of new nurses and midwives, more trainee GPs and dentists

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A Former Medical School Morgue Manager Has Been Charged With Stealing And Selling Body Parts

Cedric Lodge allegedly allowed buyers to visit the morgue and decide which remains they wanted to buy, a federal prosecutor said.

The Independent UK

Theft of heads, brains, skin and other body parts from Harvard morgue spurs lawsuit

The son of a woman whose body was donated to Harvard Medical School for research purposes has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all families who believe their loved ones’ body parts were mishandled by the school’s former morgue manager

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Morgue manager at Harvard Medical School sold stolen body parts, prosecutors say

Brains, skin and more were taken from dissected portions of donated cadavers.

The Guardian - US

Four indicted over ‘appalling’ theft of body parts from Harvard Medical School

Morgue manager Cedric Lodge and his wife Denise allegedly took ‘heads, brains, skin, bones and other human remains’

The Independent UK

‘Heads, brains, skin and bones’: Everything we know about the Harvard Medical School body parts seller

Reverred institution’s veteran morgue manager Cecil Lodge accused of stealing human remains and selling them online to black market collectors

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Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get it

Medical schools in states that have banned abortion can't teach abortion care. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants to make funds available for students in those states to travel for the training.

The Independent UK

Harvard morgue manager accused of selling stolen body parts charged with human trafficking - latest updates

Cedric Lodge allegedly stole ‘heads, brains, skin and bones’ from cadavers donated to school

The Independent UK

Harvard morgue manager ‘sold body parts and human skin that was made into leather’

Paypal memo of one transaction read ‘head number 7’ as medical school deans call accusations ‘an abhorrent betrayal’

Axios

Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing and selling donated body parts

Cedric Lodge was indicted with several others over what prosecutors said was a nationwide scheme.

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