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Poisoning Children: Some Horrible History
Pardon the sensationalism in the title of this post, but be assured that it is accurate. I am writing about a tragedy in which a company made poisonous cough syrup, killed children, and largely, got a...
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Summer Chairs On Bad Medicine Lake
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Everyday heroes
When you're a member ofan ambulance crew, you never quite know what your day will bring. These are medicine's everyday heroes - the emergency medical technicians and paramedics whose work is stressful...
Posted on 5/17/11 at 7:04 AM
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Lawmakers discuss physician shortage, remedial education
BISMARCKNorth Dakota is projected to be short about 210 physicians by 2025, state lawmakers were told Wednesday. As a result, the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences wil...
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Doctors try artificial liver

There’s help for failing kidneys and failing hearts. But there’s no fix for a dying liver. Doctors are trying to change that at a few hospitals around the country, testing a machine packed with human liver cells as a last-ditch chance to survive sudden liver failure.

By By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press , February 03, 2009

Doctors try artificial liver

There’s help for failing kidneys and failing hearts. But there’s no fix for a dying liver. Doctors are trying to change that at a few hospitals around the country, testing a machine packed with human liver cells as a last-ditch chance to survive sudden liver failure.

By By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press , February 03, 2009

Woman suing hospital over daughter’s death

A woman whose 11-week-old daughter died in 2005 has filed a malpractice lawsuit against Altru Hospital, saying doctors failed to diagnose the infant’s broken ribs and other medical problems.

February 15, 2008

Letter to editor: Unsafe practices are common at some health care facilities

Having recently been assured that my job at Innovis Health is secure because of whistleblower laws, the editorial on North Dakota’s whistleblower laws hits very close to home for me. As a registered nurse, I would much rather my label be what it is supposed to be: a patient advocate working to improve patient care, but if being labeled a “whistleblower” is what it takes to improve patient care, then I will wear the label of whistleblower with pride.

By Diane Ridley, RN, Jamestown , February 11, 2008

Officials find meningitis in N.D., Minn.

A child in eastern North Dakota who had country’s first known case of the drug-resistant case of meningitis has recovered, North Dakota’s epidemiologist says. Epidemiologist Kirby Kruger would not identify the child’s name, gender or address. Officials became aware of the case in January 2007, he said.

February 11, 2008

Letter to editor: Many procedures can be done at Jamestown Hospital

Betty Roach’s letter raises some very important questions about health care in Jamestown. Do patients have to leave Jamestown for certain procedures? Yes, for many advanced procedures, such as cardiac catherization, the patient needs to travel to Fargo, Bismarck or as far as Rochester, Minn.

By Bill Kennedy, Jamestown , February 08, 2008

Merck & Co. to pay $671 million for claims of overcharging

In one of the biggest U.S. health care fraud settlements ever, Merck & Co. will pay $671 million to settle claims it overcharged the government for four popular drugs and bribed doctors to prescribe its drugs, federal prosecutors said Thursday.

February 08, 2008

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