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How medical errors took a little girl's life
Sun StaffFirst of two parts During those frightening first days in the hospital, Sorrel King came to trust the doctors and nurses looking after her 18-month- old daughter. Hooked up to tubes and machines, sterile dressings covering her burns, Josie looked nothing...Tags: Medical Services, Transportation Accidents, Arts, Mastectomy, Duke University
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Prime Meridian
SunSpot StaffAs governments, both federal and municipal, have geared up post Sept. 11, many have turned to Columbia's Meridian Medical Technologies for their popular auto-injectors. James H. Miller, Meridian's chairman, president and CEO, recently discussed the firm's...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, George W. Bush, Armed Forces, Defense, Heart Attack
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'It is like being buried alive'
Sun StaffFirst of two parts Laura Riley perched her spectacles on her nose, ran a hand through her auburn hair and got ready to shatter a few stereotypes. It was Sept. 6, her first encounter with the eager, all-female class of Vet Tech 208: Large Animal Disease....Tags: Uterus, Bipolar Disorder, Psychiatry, Plastic Surgeons, Emergency Planning
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Sun medical writer Sugg wins Pulitzer for beat reporting
Sun StaffDiana K. Sugg, a medical reporter for The Sun, won journalism's highest honor yesterday for a series of articles ranging from stillbirths to sepsis to the controversial practice of hospitals allowing families to comfort loved ones in emergency rooms. The...Tags: Chicago Tribune, Murder, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Arts, Los Angeles Times
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News media, troops investigated in thefts from Iraq
Associated PressWASHINGTON - Members of the news media and U.S. soldiers are being investigated for taking art, artifacts and weapons from Iraq, with criminal charges already brought in one case, federal officials said yesterday. At least 15 paintings, gold-plated...Tags: Prosecution, Theft, Armed Forces, James Johnson (basketball), Organized Crime
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Treatment can't stop Loyola's Geppi-Aikens
Sun StaffSomeday, Loyola College women's lacrosse coach Diane Geppi-Aikens would like to write a book. In the meantime, she plans to spend a lot more time living its chapters. Until a few weeks ago, Geppi-Aikens hid part of the latest story line from just about...Tags: Surgery, Biotechnology, Lacrosse, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Children
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Promising stroke therapy may be held up in debates
Sun StaffWhen Ruth Johnston got a crushing headache and started to slur words that morning on the sailboat, her husband took action. He radioed the Coast Guard that she was having a stroke. Within 15 minutes, Maryland medics whisked the woman to North Arundel...Tags: Brain, Medical Services, Hemorrhaging, University of Maryland Medical Center, Plastic Surgeons
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Regulation of staff at homes is lacking
Sun StaffGroup homes for children can employ almost anyone -- even convicted criminals. Children of Life employed two key figures in one of the nation's largest drug paraphernalia rings. The women cooked and cared for youths at group homes in Harford County...Tags: Medical Services, Interior Policy, Labor Legislation, Arts, Prince George's County
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Learning how to say goodbye
Sun StaffNo one knew why the boy started shimmying, going for the corners of his hospital bed. R.J. Voigt was suddenly restless, agitated. The 12-year-old kept calling out for his mom. But he didn't seem to know what he wanted. She kept asking the doctors, "Is...Tags: Cleveland Clinic, Teen-agers, Religious Festivals, Sandwiches, Medical Services
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County says it didn't find evidence that Dundalk boy's life was in danger
Sun StaffBaltimore County social workers visited the home of Roy Lechner Jr. more than 150 times in the two years before he died of suspected abuse - but didn't feel they had conclusive evidence that the Dundalk boy was in danger. "This is not a case of a child...Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Medical Services, Emergency Planning, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, Trials
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Across globe, algae blooms spread disease and death
Sun StaffHELSINKI, Finland -- Along the seacoast here, vacationing families keep their dogs away from the water some summers. If the animals drink it, they could die. Along the sugar-sand beaches of Florida's Panhandle, the bodies of 115 dead dolphins wash up....Tags: Natural Resources, Zoology, Oceans, Finland, Bodies of Water
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A Legend Unshackled
Sun StaffAlmost every schoolchild knows the fabled Harriet Tubman -- "The Moses of Her People," "Conductor of the Underground Railroad" -- and most adults probably know what every schoolchild knows. Children's stories, but little more. Amazingly, until this...Tags: Biography (genre), Minority Groups, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Boston, Civil Rights
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