Patients urged to get tested after latest body parts scandal
Body Parts Scandal. For the second time in a year, people who received tendons, cartilage and other parts from donated cadavers are being urged to get tested for hepatitis and the AIDS virus because of scandals involving tissue suppliers. How much risk do they face? Answering that is tough because federal officials will not say … [Read more...] about Patients urged to get tested after latest body parts scandal
Cadaver scandal has local tissue recipients worried
Illegal Selling Of Body Parts From Cadaver Scandal. It started in 2004 when New York City Police Department Detective Patricia O'Brien responded to a complaint from a funeral director in Brooklyn. The director claimed the parlor's previous owner had stolen down payments for funerals. Once inside the funeral parlor, O'Brien sensed … [Read more...] about Cadaver scandal has local tissue recipients worried
Cadaver-Tissue Recall May Have Local Effect
Cadaver-Tissue Recall. A recall of cadaver tissue used in surgery may affect hospitals in Hampton Roads, local officials said Thursday. The FDA on Wednesday ordered a recall of cadaver tissue issued by CryoLife Corp. after a death and serious infections were linked to the company's supply. While most tissue used by local … [Read more...] about Cadaver-Tissue Recall May Have Local Effect
