More and more couples are turning to fertility doctors to help them conceive. It's nothing to be ashamed of, but it does open up a whole new world of medical fraud. Most doctors in these field are reputable and trustworthy, of course, but one who abused t
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Awake surgery led to suicide in April last year, the West Virginia Sherman - Size Mo's family said, because of the lack of anesthesia during surgery, Size Mo could feel every action of the doctor's scalpel biting terrible, they believe, The thing that led
Continue reading >>Lillian was 68 years old and weighed 250 lb when she underwent surgery to remove her gallbladder. The second day after surgery, she needed help to walk to the bathroom. Lillian's nurse, Millie, wasn't strong enough to support her and they both fell, break
Continue reading >>Frank was 72 years old when he broke his right leg in a car accident and had to recover for a few weeks in a rehabilitation facility. The nurses didn't know that patients needed to move regularly, and Frank developed deep decubitus (pressure) ulcers. When
Continue reading >>Linda wasn't doing well in her first trimester. The nausea and vomiting left her severely dehydrated and with a low potassium level. In the emergency department, her nurse made a mathematical error and administered too much intravenous potassium.
Continue reading >>As a young child, Betty had been given penicillin, turned blue, and was rushed to the hospital. She was 15 when she got strep throat, was given penicillin, and died. No one had asked her about medication allergies.
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