the Article ”A star surgeon left a trail of Dead patients – and his whistleblowers were punished” was published in the fall in the Leapsmag, a onlinemagasin with a focus on science and society. The long story is an account of what happened from the surgeon Paolo Macchiarini recruited to Karolinska institutet and the Karolinska university hospital, KS, in the year 2010 until today. The article culminates in a scathing criticism of KI’s management, with the vice-chancellor Anders Hamsten at the tip, and the unwillingness to listen to the four doctors who alerted on Macchiarinis research misconduct.
” It was shocking to realize that they are actually punished visselblåsarna who tried to change the wrong to become right. They have had to pay a very high price for that they endeavoured to save future patients who otherwise had to suffer Macchiarinis experiment, ” says Eve Herold to DN.
the Journalist and author Eve Herold Photo: David Hathcox/hathcoxphoto.com
synthetic trachea in three patients at KS during the years 2011-2012, all three are today dead. In article writing Eve Herold further up to one hundred patients, were about to be enlisted to be included in an international study where Macchiarini would continue with their synthetic luftstrupstransplantationer. ”A mardrömsprojekt given Macchiarinis so-called track record,” writes Herold and indicates that the KI had heavy reasons to sweep the criticism of Macchiarini under the carpet because it was on the way to get a government grant in order to participate in the study.
– the Most shocking in all of this scandal is that a world-famous university like Karolinska Institutet at a famous surgeon, and the research grants he has attracted more than patients ‘ lives and well-being, believe, Eve Herold.
She says that many of the readers have engaged themselves deeply in the Macchiariniskandalen; that they want justice to be done.
– I would like to write a follow-up but then on the good news to visselblåsarna finally vindicated.
distributed by the ASJA (the American Society of Journalists than Authors) and according to the rules, the winning book/article ”have made a difference by inspiring positive action in the community/world.” Previous winning entries have hastened/encouraged to initiate investigations and corrected the injustice.
the Prize is awarded in may in New York.
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