Doctors Blamed for Neglect of Nursing Home Patients
A nationwide Assured Press investigation finds chronic doctor shortages and heavy reliance on telephone orders in nursing homes. Doctors visit patients rarely, sometimes not for months, while nurses handle emergencies and prescribe drugs with minimal direct physician oversight.
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School Bus Flips as Brakes Fail Near Reno
Twenty two people were hurt, none seriously, when a school bus carrying about 50 children overturned 15 miles south of Reno Nevada. The driver Nancy Pagni said brakes failed on the approach to a turn.
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Tubing Left Inside Man Sues Stanford Hospital
Palo Alto man Keith McCoy, 60, sues Stanford University Hospital for 500000 claiming a nine inch catheter tube was left in his heart after a May procedure. He says doctors warned removing it could kill him. suit names no physicians.
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