TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- One of Taiwan's best regarded hospitals mistakenly transplanted HIV-infected organs into five patients after a hospital staffer misheard the donor's test results by telephone, the hospital said....
five patientsTaiwan hospital transplants 5 HIV-infected organsHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 08/29/2011 - 09:01
5 patients get HIV-infected organs in Taiwan errorSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Mon, 08/29/2011 - 06:47
Share: Silicone breast implants 'not lifetime devices': FDANYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Wed, 06/22/2011 - 15:05
One in five patients who received implants for breast augmentation will need them removed within 10 years. The numbers are higher for women with breast reconstruction. ICAAC: Deadly New Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Described (CME/CE)MedPage Today Infectious Disease Wed, 09/16/2009 - 14:07
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The mystery virus that left four of five patients with viral hemorrhagic fever dead in a 2008 outbreak in South Africa appears to be a novel arenavirus similar in severity to its viral cousin Ebola, researchers reported. Hospitals 'Share' One in Five PatientsMedPage Today Infectious Disease Thu, 03/19/2009 - 06:48
SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) -- Hospitals "share" about 22% of their patients with other institutions over the course of a year, a researcher said here. |
