TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

Oct 07 2024HEALTH

Bodies Given to Texas Medical School Without Consent

For years, Dallas and Tarrant counties have been sending their unclaimed dead to the University of North Texas Health Science Center. The center used these bodies for medical research. They would cremate those with infectious diseases or ones that had started to decompose. The rest were either embalmed or frozen. Over 830 bodies out of about 2,350 since 2019 were pic...

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Sep 18 2024HEALTH

The Human Body Conundrum: A Lesson in Accountability

The University of North Texas Health Science Center has made a significant decision to cease accepting unclaimed bodies following an investigation by NBC News. The program, which was designed to provide cadavers for medical research and education, had been plagued by controversy and allegations of disregard for the deceased and their families. The investigation revea...

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Sep 17 2024HEALTH

Unclaimed Bodies, Unanswered Questions: A Medical School's Troubling Past

In a shocking turn of events, the University of North Texas Health Science Center has suspended its program that used unclaimed bodies for medical research, citing failures in management and oversight. The program, which began in 2019, had provided over 2,300 bodies to medical students and researchers across the country. However, an investigation by NBC News revealed...

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