Claudia’s trachea
This is the English original of my story for Hipertextual, first published in Spanish on 27.10.2016. What did we learn from the tracheaContinue Reading
Category: Medicine
Dean acting outside his competence and the illusion of Freedom of Information in Germany
The Berlin head ophthalmologist Antonia Joussen once set her lawyer upon me, demanding up to €80000 in damages for my reportingContinue Reading
Mild criticism only for Sumitran-Holgersson and Olausson from Gothenburg University Hospital investigation
The indestructible Swedish regenerative medicine researcher Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson could have been stopped early on, and a patient of hers couldContinue Reading
The newly found innocence of Paolo Macchiarini
The tide is turning for the fallen star surgeon Paolo Macchiarini, who transplanted numerous patients with lethal tracheas made outContinue Reading
Macchiarini acolyte Philipp Jungebluth left surgeon job in Heidelberg
The following article provoked a response by Philipp Jungebluth’s lawyer, presented here. The title was changed following a court injunction againstContinue Reading
Macchiarini and the bonfire of greed
The aftermath of the Paolo Macchiarini scandal: many dead or mutilated trachea transplant patients, many stellar academic careers destroyed orContinue Reading
Macchiarini investigations outcome: Karolinska University Hospital
Investigations into lethal patient abuse by the thorax surgeon and regenerative medicine “pioneer” Paolo Macchiarini are now concluded in Stockholm.Continue Reading
How UCL throat surgeon Martin Birchall misleads patients and tricks public funders
This is a new instalment of my investigation into UK and EU funded clinical trials on trachea replacement by theContinue Reading
Growing hearts in Hannover: a job opening
The Medical University of Hannover (MHH) in the German Lower Saxony is searching to recruit a professor who can grow humanContinue Reading
Regenerating in Hannover, Part 2: Axel Haverich’s “growing” heart valves
The science of the fallen star of regenerative medicine Paulo Macchiarini was simple: take a dead organ, strip it ofContinue Reading
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