Prosecutors allege one medic taken into custody performed 238 procedures over a seven-year period
An example of a standard heart pacemaker .Last modified on Sat 18 Feb 2023 16.26 GMT
Prosecutors said the unnamed doctor oversaw a network of four other physicians who handed him cardiac implants taken from dead patients without prior approval from either them or their families. “A large part of the implants recommended by the doctor … were not necessary and were prompted by fake diagnoses or by previously prescribed medication that would trigger specific symptoms,” the statement said.
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