Surgeon Regains License After In Operating Room Incident
North Carolina board reinstates neurosurgeon Dr. Raymond Sattler in Wilmington, allowing immediate patient care after confirming revisions and mandating regular medical and psychological evaluations following claims of erratic behavior, a 25 minute brain exposure and lunch break during surgery.
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Raymond Sattler
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Voters Wary Of Progress After 100 GOP Days
The first 100 days of a Republican led Congress showed reform momentum but voters like Ken Collins of Tulsa Oklahoma doubt continued progress. The piece notes a shift to Senate action, potential veto threats from President Clinton, and nine of ten major GOP bills passing the House including welfare reform.
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Prosecution Hindered by Cross Exam of Forensic Scientist Fung
In Los Angeles the Simpson trial faced a rough day as criminalist Dennis Fung endured a harsh cross examination by Barry Scheck. The defense accused Fung of being fed answers and shading results, portraying him as inadequately trained and his blood analysis unreliable. The judge scheduled a chambers meeting with dismissed juror Jeanette Harris as Fung enters his fifth day on the stand.
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O.J. Simpson
Marcia Clark
Dennis Fung
Barry Scheck
Fung
Simpson
Scheck
Loyola University Law
Laurie Levenson
Lance Ito
Jeanette Harris
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Rash Of Indictments Reflect Rising Anger
A New York doctor is sentenced to jail for a misread test that killed an elderly patient. A Denver anesthesiologist faces charges in a child’s operating room death. An inquest recommends homicide charges for cancer test misreadings causing two deaths. Experts say prosecutions reflect public anger at medical accountability.
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New York
Denver
Arthur Caplan
University of Pennsylvania
Market pressure shifts trust from doctors to accountability
The text argues that medicine faces a marketplace mood that undermines respect for physicians. It notes a loss of confidence in self policing, with past disciplinary steps hidden and settled via malpractice insurance. Recent weeks show signs accountability may move into criminal justice.
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