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China Has Change of Heart On Transplants

Puts a stop to lucrative transplant tourism

By Greg Atwan, Newser User

Posted Apr 6, 2007 4:40 PM CDT

(Newser) – China is rethinking a major medical cash cow: providing organ transplants for Westerners on overcrowded waiting lists at home. "Transplant tourism" has been a particularly popular option in Israel, where insurers are required to pony up for overseas operations. But health officials recently ruled... Read full story »

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