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Ill. woman dies after catching fire during surgery
ST. LOUIS - A southern Illinois woman died after being severely burned in a flash fire while undergoing surgery, a rare but vexing dilemma in operating rooms. Janice McCall, 65, of Energy, Ill., died Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., six days after being burned on the operating table at Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill., her family's attorney said.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-17
Obama lobbies doctors on healthcare reforms
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday warned doctors the U.S. healthcare system was a ticking time bomb and urged them to support his overhaul plan, which includes a public insurance program that many of them view with skepticism.
People:Jon Kyl Barack Obama Activities:2009 US Health Reform Source:(Reuters)
2009-06-15
Dennis Quaid, wife, settle with hospital
LOS ANGELES - Documents show Dennis Quaid and his wife have agreed to a a $750,000 settlement with a hospital that gave his newborn twins an overdose of blood thinner.
Nations:U.S. People:Dennis Quaid Source:(AP)
2008-12-15
Union outrage after Ankara hospital admits 27 infant deaths
ANKARA (AFP) - Twenty-seven newborn babies have died over the past 15 days at a state hospital in Ankara, doctors said Sunday, as a health workers' union blamed poor sanitary conditions for the deaths.
Nations:Turkey Source:(AFP)
2008-08-03
Hospital error blamed for more infant overdoses
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The case of 14 babies who received accidental overdoses while in intensive care has raised new questions about how a common blood-thinning medication could be given to infants repeatedly in the wrong dosage.
Nations:U.S. People:Dennis Quaid Source:(AP)
2008-07-11
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