Boy Who Traded His Kidney for an iPad is Back in the Hospital
A 17-year-old from Anhui province in China achieved worldwide infamy last June when he admitted to having sold one of his kidneys so he could buy an iPad. Complications from the surgery are now threatening his life, and it could leave him stuck with medical bills that dwarf the $3,500 he got for his kidney.
Reuters is reporting that 5 people, including the surgeon who removed the kidney, have been charged in connection to the surgery.
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