Medical system improves after liver donor's death, malpractice suit.

The Albany Times Union (8/16, Odato) reported, "Seven years after the hospital death of liver transplant donor Michael Hurewitz, a lot has happened to remove the dangers of such surgeries. The Saratoga County [NY] man's tragic end prompted health professionals and regulators to adopt protections for living donors who sometimes make emotional decisions to help another human being." The new system "attempts to make sure both sides of the transplant surgery get equal attention." The state "fined the hospital that handled the procedure and Mount Sinai temporarily halted liver transplants. In 2003, it settled a wrongful death suit with the widow, Victoria 'Vickie' Hurewitz, for $2.5 million."