CBS News Yamaha's Rhino Victims
An exclusive CBS News investigation finds that since its debut in 2003, the Yamaha "Rhino" has been linked to 59 deaths and hundreds of injuries and lawsuits. Armen Keteyian reports.Dennis Quaid Recounts Twins' Drug Ordeal
May 14, 2008 from CNN - "A House Committee is looking into whether states should be allowed to block mediation lawsuits if the FDA has approved the drug and its labeling. Actor Dennis Quaid is testifying before the group. His newborn twins nearly died after a hospital gave them one-thousand times the normal dose of a blood thinner."
Quaid's Full Written Statement (PDF)
Medical Malpractice is a severe health crisis facing this United States. On March 16th, 2008, Dennis Quaid recounts the harrowing experience of an overdose of Heparin given to his newborn twins. Quaid's experience is not limited to a small handful of patients . He told 60 Minutes reporter Steve Croft, "They happen in every hospital in every state in this country and... I've come to find out, there's 100,000 people a year killed... in hospitals by medical mistakes," he tells Kroft. "It’s bigger than AIDS. It’s bigger than breast cancer. It’s bigger than automobile accidents and yet, no one seems to be really aware of the problem," says Quaid. Full Article
One Thousand Lives A Month
This is the story of a drug that was on the market for 14 years and may have contributed to the deaths of thousands of patients. Trasylol, made by Bayer, is given in the operating room to control bleeding. It was a big money maker. Full Article
A Question Of Care: Military Malpractice?
This is an eight minute news report form CBS that asks "One Marine Served His Country With Care. Was His Cancer Misdiagnosed, Leading To His Death?" Full Article
Mr. Fancy Pants
Mr. Fancy Pants is a short film that looks into the realities of the American Civil Justice System and "Tort Reform."
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