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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

Former manager of Harvard morgue charged with trafficking human remains

BOSTON — A former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue has been charged with alleged trafficking of human remains.

Boston Herald · Jun 14, 2023

Morgue bosses 'stole and sold human BODY PARTS' in horror Harvard Medical School scheme

Harvard Medical School's morgue bossCedric Lodge is accused of letting people pick which human body parts they wanted to buy before stealing brains, skin and bones from donated cadavers to ship to them in the mail from his home

Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 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

Diversity in medicine can save lives. Here's why there aren't more doctors of color

The U.S. desperately needs more Black and Hispanic doctors, research shows. But financial pressures and discrimination can keep young people from even applying to med school.

WEKU · Apr 20, 2023

'May cause serious side-effects': How medical school admissions can perpetuate inequality and reward privilege

Would-be physicians are often told that a winning medical school application requires stories about observing clinical care. Applicants’ quests to get clinical experiences — through, for example, physician shadowing, global health experiences or medical scribe work — can have harmful unintended consequences.

The Conversation · Apr 10, 2023