Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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| Iowa High School Sued Over "Persistent Bullying" |
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A student from Iowa has filed a lawsuit against the Ankeny School District alleging that officials failed to prevent her from being bullied. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was bullied for two years by a female student and suffered permanent brain damage after being punched in the face. The plaintiff alleges that she continues to deal with long-term effects of the concussion she suffered in the incident. Named as defendants in the lawsuit are the Ankeny Community School District, Ankeny High School's principal, vice principal and guidance counselor, a teacher, and the bully's father.
Cynthia Fodor, KCCI News Channel 803/01/2018    |
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| How a Push to Cut Costs and Boost Profits at Surgery Centers Led to a Trail of Death |
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Surgery centers started nearly 50 years ago as low-cost alternatives for minor surgeries. They now outnumber hospitals as federal regulators have signed off on an ever-widening array of outpatient procedures in an effort to cut federal health care costs. Thousands of times each year, these centers call 911 as patients experience complications ranging from minor to fatal. Yet no one knows how many people die as a result, because no national authority tracks the tragic outcomes. An investigation by Kaiser Health News and the USA TODAY Network has discovered that more than 260 patients have died since 2013 after in-and-out procedures at surgery centers across the country. Dozens — some as young as 2 — have perished after routine operations, such as colonoscopies and tonsillectomies.
Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News, and Mark Alesia, IndyStar - USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today03/02/2018 |
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