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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’

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023

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.

Axios · Jun 15, 2023

Harvard Medical School morgue manager, 4 others indicted in theft, sale of human remains

A former manager at the Harvard Medical School morgue, his wife and three other people have been indicted in the theft and sale of human body parts

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023

Student gives up dream of becoming a doctor after contracting Long Covid

Dylan had been offered a place at medical school before he fell ill

Wales Online · May 19, 2023

New Zealand's reliance on foreign doctors to plug gaps highlights the need for another medical school

The New Zealand health system is currently in the throes of its biggest reorganisation in more than 20 years. The aim is to provide more efficiency and equity.

The Conversation · May 15, 2023

The Earth's Corr: Electrifying your bike will change your life

Recent research by Germany’s Hannover Medical School found riding an e-bike regularly can cut the risk of a heart attack by 40%

Belfast Live · May 14, 2023

Federal government's $1 billion effort to recruit next generation of doctors at risk

Thousands of doctors and nurses signed on to work in the country’s most desperate regions during the COVID-19 pandemic in exchange for forgiveness of medical school debt

The Independent UK · May 12, 2023

Stolen body parts donated to medical science allegedly sold to man thief met on Facebook

Candace Chapman Scott of Little Rock, Arkansas, allegedly sold Pennsylvania man Jeremy Lee Pauley 20 boxes of body parts stolen from a mortuary after being used as medical school cadavers

Daily Mirror · May 1, 2023

Opioid crisis can’t be tackled without better pain management training for doctors

Many primary care practitioners are not adequately trained in pain management since learning about it is not required in medical school or during residency, a physician writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 1, 2023

Medical students lose their empathy – here's what can be done about it

A lack of empathy in healthcare can be disastrous. In the UK, between 2005 and 2009, hundreds of avoidable deaths occurred at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. The Francis report, which investigated the causes of the failings, concluded that a lack of empathy contributed to the catastrophe.

The Conversation · Apr 26, 2023