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Senior Cardiologist Investigated for Allegedly Stealing Patient Blood for Research
Police are investigating a senior cardiologist at Kaplan Medical Center for allegedly taking patient blood samples for research without consent. The investigation began after the hospital's management filed a complaint, leading to the official's suspension and detention for questioning along with two others.
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- 01A senior cardiologist at Kaplan Medical Center is under investigation for allegedly taking patient blood samples without consent for research.
- 02Police detained the senior official and two others for questioning regarding the alleged unauthorized blood sample collection.
- 03The investigation was prompted by a complaint filed by the hospital's management last month.
- 04The hospital had previously suspended the senior official and faced scrutiny over alleged falsified training records for interns.
- 05The Israel Medical Association had previously revoked the hospital's cardiology training accreditation due to the earlier allegations.
This follows a previous report of alleged falsified records allowing interns to bypass training, which had led to the suspension of the hospital's cardiology training accreditation.
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