Fresenius Medical Care says data on 500,000 people stolen in U.S

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Dialysis group Fresenius Medical Care said on Wednesday that data including medical records on 500,000 patients and former patients were stolen from a U.S. subsidiary's database.

In a statement, the company added it does not expect the incident to have a material impact on its finances and operations.

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(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, Editing by Linda Pasquini)