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Doctors plan to leave NHS in growing numbers due to burnout, GMC warns

Workforce report says government strategy to boost staff numbers may have come too late

The Guardian - UK

Meet three former tour pros tackling medical school, including the 2020 college player of the year

"I wasn’t driven in the same way some of the other ladies are on tour.”

USA Today Sports Media Group

Corpses of Poor, Black and Vulnerable Frequently Sent to Medical Schools for Dissection

Between 2017 and 2021, the number of unclaimed bodies accepted by Texas medical schools increased nearly sevenfold.

Texas Observer

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From morgue to medical school: Cadavers of the poor, Black and vulnerable can be dissected without consent

Every year, first-year medical students approach their human cadavers with a mixture of awe and trepidation. They will come to know their assigned cadaver intimately. During the course of their studies, they will carefully pull back layers of skin, muscle and tissue as they learn the fundamentals of human anatomy.

The Conversation

Barclay to set out medical school expansion plans

His speech at the Conservative conference takes place against a backdrop of the largest strike by doctors so far in the dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

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.

The Conversation

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

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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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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

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

AVNetwork

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.

LiveScience

Twin Sisters Celebrate Joint Graduation From Medical School

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

Zenger

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

The Independent UK

‘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

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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

The Conversation

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…

Axios

Medical schools eye workarounds after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling

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

The Independent UK

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

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The Guardian - 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

The Conversation

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

Pedestrian.tv

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

Chicago Sun-Times

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’

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