A stabbing victim was whisked off by Chinese police to an unknown location, where a secret autopsy was performed. The family believes the man’s organs were stolen.
December 31, 2014 marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of one of the most important figures in the history of medicine. He authored one of the most elegant and influential books in scientific history. His investigations revolutionized our understanding of the interior of the human body and the methods physicians use to study and teach about it, reverberating throughout medicine down to the present day.