Dentista acusado de uso excessivo de propofol em caso de morte cerebral

CBC news novembro 2014

"At Thursday's hearing, a dental assistant who worked with Rishiraj, testified that the 18-year-old patient stopped breathing during oral surgery for the removal of wisdom teeth.

During the procedure, the assistant said, she performed chest compressions and 911 was called. She recalled "bawling her eyes out" and leaving the office after the incident."

Famosos podem representar "campo minado" para médicos

New york Times setembro 2014

"The treatment of Joan Rivers at a Manhattan endoscopy clinic last month may be the latest example of what is known in the medical profession as “V.I.P. Syndrome,” in which famous or influential patients get special treatment. And surprisingly often, it is not for the best."

"Huguette Clark, the copper heiress who spent the last 20 years of her life in a series of Manhattan hospital rooms, has been portrayed as such a bargaining chip. In a pending case against Beth Israel Medical Center, the administrators of her estate contend that Mrs. Clark needed psychiatric treatment, but that the hospital preferred not to provide it and in effect kept her captive so she could be courted as a potential benefactor. The hospital said she stayed there willingly, because she felt at home, and gave it part of her fortune — including a $3 million Manet painting — out of gratitude. (Most of her $300 million fortune was donated to charity after a court battle with her distant relatives."