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Doc wins $7.6M in discrimination case
by healthcarebus December 20, 2011
A pathologist was awarded $7.6 million from a federal jury in her suit alleging racial and gender discrimination by her employer.
Woman sues after weight loss surgery leaves her a double amputee
by healthcarebus September 16, 2011
Allegations of improper care following gastric bypass surgery are at the root of a patient’s lawsuit.
Woman uses beef fat as Botox, dies
by healthcarebus September 12, 2011
Complaining that her face felt on fire, a woman went to the ER after injecting rendered beef fat into her face as a Botox alternative.
States creating their own single-payer systems while feds fight out reform details
by healthcarebus July 21, 2011
While the feds continue to figure out how to interpret the health care reform law they’ve already passed, some states are taking the matter into their own hands.
Top 10 U.S. health systems — is yours on the list?
by healthcarebus June 17, 2011
Is your hospital part of the Top 10 health care systems in the U.S.? Read on to find out.
McDonald’s as marathon training?
by healthcarebus March 10, 2011
One man is on a quest to train for a marathon eating nothing by McDonald’s food for a month. Crazy? Or crazy like a fox?
Malpractice rules driving new docs from this state
by healthcarebus November 12, 2010
New research proves it: A hostile enough malpractice environment can drive doctors away and impact patient care.
Report: 275k to die due to lack of health insurance
by healthcarebus March 8, 2010
A new report gives hard numbers for the steepest price of all the “costs” discussed in the health reform debate.
The latest competition: Standalone ERs
by healthcarebus December 2, 2009
Emergency-only medical centers are few and far between, but they’re gaining fans everywhere they open.
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