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NEWS ABOUT: Kaiser Permanente

Kaiser Permanente stories: 14 news summaries

Plastics Chemical
Linked to Male Sex Problems

Widely used BPA comes under more fire

Nov 11, 09 12:52 PM CST
(Newser) - A study of workers exposed to high levels of bisphenol A—a chemical widely used in plastic bottles and packaging—have a much higher incidence of sexual dysfunction than their counterparts. The study of Chinese workers found those exposed to BPA were 4 times more likely to report erectile dysfunction... More »

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bisphenol A • plastic • erectile dysfunction • medical study • BPA • Kaiser Permanente • sexual dysfunction • factory workers • occupational exposure • reproductive

(Newser) - The California hospital where Nadya Suleman's octuplets were born has been fined $250,000 for failing to stop employees from snooping into medical files on the famous case. "It's the hospital's job to prevent these breaches from occurring," said a state official shortly after imposing the fine against... More »

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California • parenting • hospitals • privacy • medical records • fine • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • penalty

 7th Octuplet Goes Home 

Vandal chucks car seat through window of octu-mom's van

Apr 2, 09 2:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman brought seventh octuplet Joshiah home from the hospital yesterday, People reports. Only baby Jonah remains behind, and doctors say it could be weeks before he has gained enough weight to leave the hospital nursery. "Each day that goes by it gets a little easier," said Suleman.... More »

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multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

(Newser) - The hospital where octuplet mom Nadya Suleman birthed her brood has fired 15 of its employees and disciplined another eight for unauthorized peeking at Suleman’s medical records, the Los Angeles Times reports. The breech, discovered 10 days ago, has been reported to state authorities and to Suleman. The snoopers... More »

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privacy • medical records • invasion of privacy • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 2 Octuplets Come Home to Mob 

First of octuplets released into Suleman's care; other 6 progressing well in hospital

Mar 18, 09 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A swarm of spectators and paparazzi met octuplet mom Nadya Suleman as she arrived home from the hospital with two of her babies last night, the Los Angeles Times reports. Onlookers clung to her car to glimpse 7-week-old Noah Angel and Isaiah Angel. The boys were released from the Kaiser... More »

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multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 House Mess Blocks 
 Octuplet Homecoming 

Disappointed inspectors come up with list of necessary work

Mar 12, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Octuplet mom Nadya Suleman has been given a list of work that must be done on her new four-bedroom home before her babies can leave the hospital, said disappointed inspectors from Kaiser Permanente, reports Radar. The news was a major setback for the hoped-for homecoming this week for two of... More »

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parenting • single parenting • baby boom • fertility treatment • multiple births • premature baby • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Adoption May 
 Be Option for 
 Octuplets: 
 Grandma 

Grandmother wants her life back

Feb 27, 09 3:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Adoption may be an option for Nadya Suleman's octuplets if she can't care for them properly, her mom revealed in an interview with The Insider. "If I could see that she would not be able to take of them financially, I would opt for this," said Angela Suleman,... More »

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parenting • single parenting • multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

Octu-Mom Fears Hospital Won't Release Babies

Suleman says hospital is worried about her ability to care for eight more children

Feb 25, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman has told TV talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw that the hospital where her octuplets were born will not release them unless she can prove her ability to care for the babies, reports the Los Angeles Times. A distressed Suleman—due to appear on two episodes of the... More »

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Dr Phil • multiple births • Child Protective Services • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

(Newser) - The birth certificates of most of Nadya Suleman’s children list no father, TMZ reports, though all 14 kids have the surname Solomon. A "David Solomon"—who may be from Israel, based on a liberal interpretation of the documents—is listed as the father of four of Suleman’... More »

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California • in vitro fertilization • father • multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • birth certificate • David Solomon

(Newser) - The grandmother of the California octuplets has backtracked on a well-publicized, and rather dim opinion of her daughter, Us reports. Nadya Suleman “is trying so hard to take care of these children, and she's a good mother,” her mother, Angela, said. “She's a very good mother,... More »

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California • mothers • baby • Kaiser Permanente • television interview • grandmother • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

(Newser) - The woman who recently gave birth to octuplets has been released from a Los Angeles-area hospital, the Times reports. Where Nadya Suleman will go, or whether any of her eight infants will accompany her, is uncertain. Doctors had suggested that she would be released while her children remained under supervision.... More »

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pregnancy • baby • hospital • multiple births • Kaiser Permanente • discharge • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Murder-Suicide 
 Parents Fired for Misconduct 

Dad claimed suicide pact; blamed Kaiser

Jan 28, 09 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The Los Angeles man suspected of killing his wife and five children before committing suicide lost his job due to misconduct, not layoffs, the Times reports. Ervin Antonio Lupoe and wife Ana were terminated from a Kaiser Permanente medical center, and sources say allegations of fraud were involved. A letter... More »

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suicide • police • murder • murder-suicide • Los Angeles • job • firing • Kaiser Permanente

TB Scare Unsettles Calif. Maternity Ward

Nearly 1K babies may have been exposed to worker with active case

Aug 27, 08 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 1,000 babies born since March at a San Francisco hospital could have been exposed to tuberculosis, the Chronicle reports, by a maternity-ward worker with an active case. Kaiser Permanente says infection risk is very low, but testing and any treatment needed will be provided to 960 infants and... More »

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hospitals • baby • tuberculosis • Kaiser Permanente

Caffeine May Double Miscarriage Risk: Study

25% of women who drank 2 cups a day miscarried: study

Jan 21, 08 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Pregnant women who drink two cups of coffee a day may double their risk of miscarriage,  a new study concludes. Almost one-quarter of women in the study who consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine a day—the amount in 10 ounces of coffee or 25 ounces of tea—miscarried, reports... More »

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pregnancy • coffee • caffeine • tea • miscarriage • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • American Society for Reproductive Medicine • March of Dimes • Columbia University Medical Center • Kaiser Permanente

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