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Family upset after ‘robot’ doctor informs patient he doesn’t have long to live
A California man's family is upset after his life-threatening diagnosis was delivered to him by a doctor, via a robot. On March 3, a nurse wheeled a robot into the ICU of 78-year-old Ernest Quintana at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center emergency department in Fremont, California, their granddaughter, Annalisia Wilharm, told USA Today. "The nurse came around and s...
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Kansas doctor gets life in prison after patient’s opioid overdose death
A Kansas doctor found liable for the opioid overdose death of a patient has been sentenced to life in prison. The sentence handed down Friday to Steve Henson, 57, in Wichita Federal Court elicited an audible gasp in the packed courtroom, according to reports. “I have sentenced people to life before,” Judge Thomas Marten told Henson, according to the Wichita Eagle. “...
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Wolf signs executive order shielding some healthcare workers against malpractice claims during pandemic
COVID-19 patients cannot file medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors, nurses and other licensed health care practitioners working in hospitals under an executive order Gov. Tom Wolf signed Wednesday. The action has been long sought by medical professionals, but Pennsylvania’s chief medical advocacy group said that, as written, Wolf’s order leaves out protections for independent docto...