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In May 2006, my wife gave birth to two beautiful twin boys. They were 7 weeks premature, but relatively healthy with Apgar scores of 9.  Michael weighed 5 lbs, 5 oz., Matthew weighed 4 lbs, 7oz. They were admitted to the ...

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Public News Service-CT January 10, 2011 CT Advocate: Medical Errors Take a Horrendous Toll REDDING, Conn. - Every year, 180,000 Americans die because of medical errors, according to a new report from the U.S. Department ...

Good friends from Atlanta have just created a very important site for each and everyone of us. Take a look and USE http://www.patientsafetypartnership.org ...

courant.com/news/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-physicians-discipline-1224-20101224,0,1572509.story Negligent Physicians Connecticut Medical Examining Board needs to toughen up December 24, 2010 What do you do if you're a ...

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www.empoweredpatientcoalition.org This powerful tool was written by patients for patients.  It is what you need to know.  Congratulations to Helen and Julia.  They are long time friends and incredible activists. ...

www.c-hit.org As newspapers shrink in size, a very new and important effort is taking place in our state.  This first issue looks at our medical examining board as well surgeons and their financial support from medical device ...

Study Finds No Progress in Safety at Hospitals By DENISE GRADY Published: November 24, 2010 // Recommend Twitter E-Mail Send To Phone Print // ...