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Illegal kidney trade 'booming'

7:02pm Monday 28th May 2012

The global trade in illegal kidneys is booming, according to The Guardian. In a front-page exposé, the newspaper has revealed how the demand for replacement organs is allegedly fuelling an illegal network of organ traffickers, making huge profits by buying kidneys from vulnerable individuals in developing countries and selling them on to wealthy people desperate for transplants.


Homeless patients 'need more support'

7:02pm Monday 28th May 2012

The way the NHS discharges homeless patients needs to be improved, according to a new report published today. The report, compiled by the group Homeless Link and the charity St Mungo’s, has featured prominently in today’s news.



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