Ethel Easter hid a tape recorder in
her braids during her hernia surgery
and recorded what she says was the
operating room staff making dis-
paraging remarks about her body.
You can listen for yourself.
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Some sales reps know more about a medical device than the sur-
geon does. But should they be the ones to blame if the product
malfunctions? osmag.net/PE8Hzr
Police told a 25-year-old woman
about a week after her colonoscopy
that her gastroenterologist had
allegedly touched her inappropri-
ately while she was sedated.
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The American College of Surgeons released new guidelines that say
that double-booking surgeries is OK, as long as patients are
informed of the practice. osmag.net/fX4WgR
The death of a 6-year-old boy is
inspiring a new California law that
would require oral surgeons to dis-
close more information about the
risks of anesthesia.
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A patient in an Arkansas hospital was diagnosed with the rare
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a degenerative brain
disorder commonly known as mad cow disease,
that slowly destroys the brain and spinal cord
of cattle. osmag.net/EFS3vw
Facilities can be on the hook for negligent hiring if
one of their staffers sexually assaults a patient under-
going treatment, according to a recent court ruling.
osmag.net/PhmYF5
An ENT surgeon who was charged
last year with sexually assaulting
at least 5 women is now facing
several civil lawsuits from some of
his alleged victims, who claim the
doc inappropriately
touched, assaulted or
raped them. osmag.net/8DzkJQ
It wasn't wrong-site surgery that spurred this patient's
lawsuit against a prominent Connecticut hospital — it was
her surgeon's attempt to cover it up. osmag.net/MQtXt7
Doctors say they may
have found a new ACL-
repair technique that
facilitates regrowth of the
patient's torn ligament.
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