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fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Family of teenager 'utterly let down' as surgeon guilty of 'serious failings' in her care

HSE Mid West accepts full institutional responsibility for catastrophic harm after 18-year-old Jessica Sheedy died from massive blood loss during surgery at University Hospital Limerick.
Public health
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Black Woman Forced to Give Birth in Car After Hospital Ignored Her Pain

The WELLS Act would mandate racial-bias training and Safe Discharge Labor Plans to address racial disparities and reduce maternal mortality among Black women.
fromNew York Post
5 months ago

Washington hospital fires fifteen nurses after 12-year-old patient's suicide

Fifteen nurses have since been fired, and another disciplined, amid questions over how Niyimbona was able to leave her room undetected.
Public health
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