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$17 Million Award In Athlete's Death The family of a Milwaukee high-school athlete who died in 1998 due to intestinal complications was awarded $17.4 million on Oct. 21, 2004 in a medical malpractice case.
Nurse Cautioned After Roughly Handling Care-Home Resident, UKA Cleveland nurse, Anthony Brewer has been cautioned for marching an elderly resident to his room and pushing him onto his bed and failing to disclose previous convictions when applying for the position at the home. [click link for full article]
Patriots' Charlie Weis Files Malpractice Suit New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis has filed a malpractice suit against five Massachusetts General surgeons who performed a gastric bypass operation that went awry in 2002.
U.S. Health Care Most Expensive & Most Error Prone Not only do Americans pay much more for medical treatment than anyone else in the world, they also bear the brunt of the most medical errors, according to a survey covering the USA, Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Almost 7,000 patients were consulted.
Bextra Doubles Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke, Study Finds A University of Pennsylvania researcher says patients taking Pfizer's Bextra may double their risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke. The company called the claim unsubstantiated and said a recent analysis found no cardiovascular problems among arthritis patients taking Bextra.
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