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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Couple Sues Hospital After He Gets Her Infected Kidney

Pa. pair say doctors missed positive test for hepatitis C before life-saving transplant

A Pennsylvania couple is suing a prominent medical center after doctors transplanted the woman’s kidney into her boyfriend’s body despite a test that showed she was infected with hepatitis C.

Christina L. Mecannic, 40, and Michael J. Yocabet, 50, of Greene County, Pa., said he’s now got the potentially fatal liver disease after the April 6 transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center that was meant to save his life.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why does everyone need to sue everyone? The hospital tried their best to save them...doctors are only human and things happen. They make mistakes just like anyone else; unfortunately, the end result is you are dead regardless of their mistake. So, why does everyone need to sue someone for trying.

Anonymous said...

Fortunately, it looks like there are some promising new treatments for Hepatitis C being developed and tested.