(BBC) German medicine rocked by Leipzig organ donor scandal
Prosecutors are investigating an organ donor scandal in the east German city of Leipzig in which doctors allegedly manipulated an organ waiting list.
Three doctors have been suspended at the Leipzig University Clinic's organ transplant centre.
German media report that 38 patients with liver problems were falsely listed as dialysis cases in order to shorten their wait for a transplant.
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Posted January 3, 2013 at 5:32 am
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