"Houston Hospitals Resume Transplant Program Amid Allegations of Database Manipulation"

TL;DR
Houston Methodist Hospital is reviewing nearly 75 patients left without options after Memorial Hermann's transplant programs were shut down amid accusations of a surgeon manipulating donor databases and possibly preventing some patients from receiving livers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the allegations, and some of Memorial Hermann's patients may be moving to Houston Methodist for care. UTHealth stands behind the surgeon, while investigators oversee the federal investigation to protect patient safety and equitable access to organ transplant services.
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- Houston hospital halts liver and kidney transplants as it investigates ‘inappropriate changes’ to patient records CNN
- UTHealth, Memorial Hermann respond to NYT report alleging a Houston doctor secretly manipulated transplant database KHOU.com
- Houston liver, kidney program halted: UTHealth touts Dr. Steve Bynon after NYT report on alleged transplant list malfeasance KTRK-TV
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