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Jahi McMath was a thirteen-year-old girl who was declared brain dead in California following surgery in 2013. This led to a bioethical debate engendered by her family's rejection of the medicolegal findings of death in the case, and their efforts to maintain her body using mechanical ventilation and other measures.
Nataline Mary Sarkisyan (July 10, 1990 – December 20, 2007) was an American teenager with recurrent leukemia. Her case became part of the health care reform debate in the United States in 2007 when Cigna HealthCare denied coverage for a liver transplant operation. The company later reversed its decision after a great deal of media attention ...
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Wisdom teeth become impacted when there is not enough room in the jaws to allow for all of the teeth to erupt into the mouth. Because the wisdom teeth are the last to erupt, due to insufficient room in the jaws to accommodate more teeth, the wisdom teeth become stuck in the jaws, i.e., impacted. There is a genetic predisposition to tooth impaction.
A Colorado plastic surgeon and nurse behind a botched surgery in 2019 that led to the death of teenage patient Emmalyn Nguyen have been charged, officials announced.
A Cuban boy who underwent surgery last week to remove a 10-pound tumor from his face died in a Miami hospital on Friday, one of his physicians has announced.. Emanuel Zayas, 14, suffered from a ...
Sudiksha Thirumalesh (2004 - 12 September 2023) was a British woman who died in September 2023 at the age of 19 after a court case regarding her competence to make decisions about her medical care. [1] [2] Thirumalesh suffered from a mitochondrial disorder.
Catherine O'Connor died after suffering massive blood loss during spinal surgery at Salford Royal in 2007.