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Sunshine Hospital patient burned during procedure after fire starts in surgical theatre

A 72-year-old woman has suffered burns after a fire ignited while she was undergoing a procedure in a Sunshine Hospital surgical theatre. The blaze began when medical equipment malfunctioned just

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Gynecological mesh: The medical device that has 100,000 women suing

A common surgical implant has generated the largest multi-district litigation since asbestos. 60 Minutes reports on one of the device’s manufacturers, Boston Scientific, now facing 48,000 lawsuits. By Scott Pelley

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