organ

Crime

Frankfurt police hunt gunmen after broad-daylight shooting

Police are hunting for unknown gunmen who shot and seriously wounded two men in broad daylight in central Frankfurt on Thursday.

transplant

Berlin heart centre fiddled transplant list

A probe into German transplant centres sparked by an organ donor scandal has revealed 14 cases of a doctor fiddling medical records at one of Germany’s leading heart centres.

Health

Patient arrives for liver op with bottle of vodka

A patient allegedly turned up for a liver transplant at a scandal-hit German hospital with a bottle of vodka in her bag. Rules state patients should be sober for six months beforehand.

Health

Donor scandal doctor blasts 'absurd' charges

A surgeon went on trial in Germany on Monday morning accused of faking medical data to give his patients faster access to donated livers at the expense of others.