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  • April 2008

    • Military Families Fight for Right to Sue

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 20, 08 5:51 PM CDT

      Military Families Fight for Right to Sue

      (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 protects military doctors and their staffs from malpractice suits. More »

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      US military  • US Supreme Court  • American troops  • negligence  • medical malpractice  • malpractice  • military hospitals

  • March 2008

    • HIV Scandal Spreads in Kyrgyzstan

      BBC  |  Mar 21, 08 7:51 AM CDT

      HIV Scandal Spreads in Kyrgyzstan

      (Newser) - Fourteen medical professionals in Kyrgyzstan face malpractice and negligence charges after allegedly infecting 42 children with HIV. The group of doctors, nurses, and a top administrator could receive prison terms of up to 10 years for administering contaminated injections and blood transfusions. Such incidents may be common, one aide worker says, but the stigma of HIV here keeps families from speaking up. More »

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      health  • AIDS  • HIV  • hospitals  • negligence  • medical malpractice  • Kazakhstan  • malpractice  • Kyrgyzstan  • health workers

  • January 2008

    • Safari With That Liposuction?

      CNN  |  Jan 3, 08 4:57 PM CST

      Safari With That Liposuction?

      (Newser) - Americans looking to get cosmetic surgery are eschewing expensive procedures at home and opting for "medical tourism," traveling abroad for cheaper procedures—that sometime come with exotic vacation perks. Countries including South Africa, Argentina, Thailand, Brazil and Singapore are marketing their health services to Americans with the promise of lower prices—and, CNN reports, a vacation getaway. More »

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      health care  • Brazil  • Thailand  • plastic surgery  • cosmetic surgery  • Costa Rica  • malpractice

    • New Tech Tracks Things Left Behind

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 2, 08 2:12 PM CST

      New Tech Tracks Things Left Behind

      (Newser) - Hospitals are turning to technology to cut down on incidents of doctors sewing up surgical patients with sponges and other items left inside, the Chicago Tribune reports. A bar-coding system to ensure what goes in comes back out is one solution; another involves tagging items with chips that allow them to be detected with a radio-frequency wand. More »

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      surgery  • Medicare  • hospitals  • malpractice

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