Texas medical school leader resigns after investigation revealed bodies were used without consent

The president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Sylvia Trent-Adams, resigned after an NBC News investigation revealed the center’s use of unclaimed bodies for medical research without contacting families. The center had received 2,350 unclaimed bodies and generated $2.5 million yearly by dissecting and leasing them without consent or knowledge of survivors. Families of the deceased were angered and heartbroken upon learning of the unauthorized use of their loved ones’ remains, prompting apologies and investigations by the university.

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