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NEWS ABOUT: military hospitals

military hospitals stories: 2 news summaries

Military Families Fight for Right
to Sue

High court ruling
forbids suits against military hospitals

Apr 20, 08 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many grieving families are outraged that they cannot sue over medical malpractice in military hospitals, the Los Angeles Times reports. Some have seen sons and husbands—all active duty service members—die in hospitals where resources are stretched thin. But a 1950 Supreme Court ruling created the Feres doctrine, which... More »

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medical malpractice • US military • US troops • military hospitals • negligence • US Supreme Court • malpractice • Feres vs. United States

Hardy Bacteria Plagues Military Hospitals

Scientists track highly drug-resistant infection that preys on wounded

Sep 30, 07 3:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - It runs rampant in military hospitals, not virulent enough to infect the healthy, but highly resistant to many antibiotics and capable of lying dormant for years. Dozens infected by it have died, but it may not be the actual killer. The strange bacterium Acinetobacter has scientists scratching their heads, the... More »

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Iraq • antibiotics • Acinetobacter • military hospitals

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