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Medical Errors: A Preventable Tragedy and the Need for Systemic Change
The death of Solomon Lutnick from a fatal chemotherapy overdose highlights the long-standing issue of medical errors, prompting a call for stronger financial incentives to improve patient safety.
Medical Errors: A Preventable Tragedy and the Need for Systemic Change
The death of Solomon Lutnick from a fatal chemotherapy overdose highlights the long-standing issue of medical errors, prompting a call for stronger financial incentives to improve patient safety.
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40% Bias Score
Monash IVF's Embryo Mix-Ups: CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges
Monash IVF in Australia admitted to two separate incidents of implanting the wrong embryos into patients, causing the resignation of its CEO, a significant stock price drop, and calls for increased industry regulation.
Monash IVF's Embryo Mix-Ups: CEO Resigns, Stock Plunges
Monash IVF in Australia admitted to two separate incidents of implanting the wrong embryos into patients, causing the resignation of its CEO, a significant stock price drop, and calls for increased industry regulation.
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52% Bias Score
Boy's Sepsis Death Spurs NHS Sepsis Care Improvements in Wales
Nine-year-old Dylan Cope died from septic shock in December 2022 after being wrongly discharged from Grange Hospital with flu, despite a GP referral noting "query appendicitis"; a coroner's inquest found that his death was avoidable due to a gross failure of basic care, leading to the health board's...
Boy's Sepsis Death Spurs NHS Sepsis Care Improvements in Wales
Nine-year-old Dylan Cope died from septic shock in December 2022 after being wrongly discharged from Grange Hospital with flu, despite a GP referral noting "query appendicitis"; a coroner's inquest found that his death was avoidable due to a gross failure of basic care, leading to the health board's...
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40% Bias Score
Baby Receives Tenfold Paracetamol Overdose During Surgery
Eight-week-old Zohan Ul Hassan received a tenfold overdose of paracetamol (200mg instead of 20mg) during a hernia operation at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children, resulting in seizures, brain swelling, and a critical condition, prompting a full investigation and apology from the hospital.
Baby Receives Tenfold Paracetamol Overdose During Surgery
Eight-week-old Zohan Ul Hassan received a tenfold overdose of paracetamol (200mg instead of 20mg) during a hernia operation at Glasgow's Royal Hospital for Children, resulting in seizures, brain swelling, and a critical condition, prompting a full investigation and apology from the hospital.
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48% Bias Score
Woman Sues Fertility Clinic After Giving Birth to Another Couple's Baby
Krystena Murray, a Georgia resident, is suing Coastal Fertility Specialists after giving birth to a child that was not hers due to a clinic error; despite loving the child, she was forced to relinquish custody to the biological parents after a legal battle.
Woman Sues Fertility Clinic After Giving Birth to Another Couple's Baby
Krystena Murray, a Georgia resident, is suing Coastal Fertility Specialists after giving birth to a child that was not hers due to a clinic error; despite loving the child, she was forced to relinquish custody to the biological parents after a legal battle.
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48% Bias Score
Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication
Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.
Girl Dies After Bone Marrow Biopsy Complication
Six-year-old Amelia Ridout died in June 2022 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, from massive internal bleeding after a bone marrow biopsy where a needle pierced a major artery; a coroner's inquest has called for national guidelines to be published for this type of procedure.
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60% Bias Score
Monash IVF's Secrecy on Embryo Mix-Ups Exposes Regulatory Gaps
Monash IVF's refusal to publicly disclose details of its review into two embryo mix-ups, citing patient privacy, highlights a gap in Australia's fertility regulation, prompting calls for a national approach to ensure transparency and patient safety.
Monash IVF's Secrecy on Embryo Mix-Ups Exposes Regulatory Gaps
Monash IVF's refusal to publicly disclose details of its review into two embryo mix-ups, citing patient privacy, highlights a gap in Australia's fertility regulation, prompting calls for a national approach to ensure transparency and patient safety.
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44% Bias Score
Czech Woman Mistakenly Declared Dead, Found Alive by Funeral Workers
In Pilsen, Czech Republic, an 88-year-old woman was mistakenly declared dead by a coroner but was found alive by funeral workers, prompting a police investigation into potential negligence and calls for improved protocols.
Czech Woman Mistakenly Declared Dead, Found Alive by Funeral Workers
In Pilsen, Czech Republic, an 88-year-old woman was mistakenly declared dead by a coroner but was found alive by funeral workers, prompting a police investigation into potential negligence and calls for improved protocols.
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36% Bias Score
Australian Fertility Clinic Confirms Embryo Mix-Up, Wrong Parents Birth Child
A fertility clinic in Brisbane, Australia, confirmed a human error led to the birth of a child to the wrong parents in February 2024 after an embryo mix-up during an IVF procedure, prompting an internal investigation and apologies to affected families.
Australian Fertility Clinic Confirms Embryo Mix-Up, Wrong Parents Birth Child
A fertility clinic in Brisbane, Australia, confirmed a human error led to the birth of a child to the wrong parents in February 2024 after an embryo mix-up during an IVF procedure, prompting an internal investigation and apologies to affected families.
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40% Bias Score
Baby in Critical Condition After Paracetamol Overdose at Glasgow Hospital
An eight-week-old baby in Glasgow is in critical condition after receiving ten times the recommended dose of paracetamol during a hospital surgery; the hospital has launched an investigation, and the parents have lost trust in the facility.
Baby in Critical Condition After Paracetamol Overdose at Glasgow Hospital
An eight-week-old baby in Glasgow is in critical condition after receiving ten times the recommended dose of paracetamol during a hospital surgery; the hospital has launched an investigation, and the parents have lost trust in the facility.
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52% Bias Score
Georgia Woman Sues IVF Clinic After Receiving Wrong Baby
A Georgia woman sued an IVF clinic after receiving and then returning a baby that was not hers, highlighting procedural errors in the clinic and similar past incidents in New York and California; the clinic claims to have since implemented corrective measures.
Georgia Woman Sues IVF Clinic After Receiving Wrong Baby
A Georgia woman sued an IVF clinic after receiving and then returning a baby that was not hers, highlighting procedural errors in the clinic and similar past incidents in New York and California; the clinic claims to have since implemented corrective measures.
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48% Bias Score
12 GP Visits Before Tumour Diagnosis
A woman details her traumatic experience of seeing her GP 12 times before a tumour diagnosis, highlighting concerns about healthcare practices.
12 GP Visits Before Tumour Diagnosis
A woman details her traumatic experience of seeing her GP 12 times before a tumour diagnosis, highlighting concerns about healthcare practices.
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