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Government Orders Columbia to Tell Patients 'True Nature' of Drug Study
Columbia University Medical Center conducted a study with experimental surgical fluid on patients undergoing open heart surgery. Subjects were not made aware of the risks of potentially fatal bleeding caused by the fluid. Some of the study's subjects were poor, Spanish-speaking patients who were enrolled without giving formal consent. At least two patients died and more than two dozen required transfusions.
Tags: Columbia University Medical Center; open heart; surgery; fluid; internal bleeding; fatal; study; experimental; emergency room;
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Internal Bleeding
This article examines MAST ambulances and the "power struggle" between MAST and the fire department of Kansas City. Many former and current employees of MAST tell how they have or are in fear of losing their jobs if they speak out about the internal problems of the company.
Tags: safety; ambulances; MAST
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Internal Bleeding
The Riverfront Times investigates St. John's Mercy Medical Center, a St. Louis hospital that cut hours for registered nurses and hired less experienced caregivers to save money.
Tags: Labor; Health Care