#One surgeon may have infected mothers who died of herpes

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“#One surgeon may have infected mothers who died of herpes” The tragic deaths of two new mothers may have been caused by a herpes infection in the finger of one surgeon. Kimberley Sampson, 29, and Samantha Mulcahy, 32, both died of herpes following cesarean sections by the same doctor in 2018. While the families of…

#South Korean lawmakers mandate cameras in operating rooms after surgery deaths

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“#South Korean lawmakers mandate cameras in operating rooms after surgery deaths” SEOUL, Aug 31 – South Korean lawmakers voted on Tuesday to require hospitals to place surveillance cameras in operating rooms after a series of medical accidents involving unqualified staff who stood in for surgeons. With the bill’s passage, South Korea will be the first…

#Montefiore Medical Center surgeon accused of racism

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“#Montefiore Medical Center surgeon accused of racism” A pediatric surgeon at Montefiore Medical Center made a racist remark to an operating room nurse, according to a petition demanding that the doc apologize. Hannah Dorvil alleges that Dr. Mindy Statter called her a “dumb black nurse,” according to the petition being circulated by the New York…

#Surgeon known for first US hand transplant dies at 92

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“#Surgeon known for first US hand transplant dies at 92” LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Joseph Kutz, a hand surgeon who helped perform the first hand transplant in the United States, has died. He was 92. Kutz died Saturday, according to a post on Facebook by The Kleinert Kutz Hand Care Center, a medical facility Kutz co-founded…