Penniless Nobel Laureate dies after private hospital refused to treat him

PEOPLE the world over are angered and disgusted over the news that the 2010 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry died last Saturday October 10 after being refused treatment at a Manila private hospital because he had no money.

The wire services ran the story that Rappler on October 12 gave the title “Refused admission to Manila hospital, Nobel laureate Heck dies.”