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5 patients get HIV-infected organs in Taiwan error

One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals said HIV-infected organs were mistakenly transplanted into five patients after a hospital staffer misheard the donor's test results by telephone....

 

Study: Surgery on wrong patients, body parts persists

Patients undergoing surgery still risk falling victim to stunning medical mistakes, ranging from an operation on the wrong surgical site to undergoing ...

 

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