California Institutions Under Fire for Abuse of Disabled Patients: Police Investigations Slow to Respond

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California Institutions Under Fire for Abuse of Disabled Patients: Police Investigations Slow to Respond

by The Investigative Newswire on February 27, 2012 · comment

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Police force’s sloppy investigations leave abuse of disabled unsolved by Ryan Gabrielson for California Watch California has assembled a unique police force to protect about 1,800 of its most vulnerable patients – men and women with cerebral palsy, severe autism and other [...]

Armed Forces Exposed to Toxic Water: Cancer Draws Federal Payouts

by The Investigative Newswire on June 21, 2010 · comment

VA quietly giving benefits to Marines exposed to toxic water By Barbara Barrett | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Former Marine Corps Cpl. Peter Devereaux was told about a year ago that he had just two or three years [...]

Electronic Health Systems Carry Libel Risk

by The Investigative Newswire on April 26, 2010 · comment

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz Huffington Post Investigative Fund One day in March 2009, hospital workers misread small print on a computer screen, causing them to dispense 10 times the prescribed dose of a drug. Result: The [...]

Healthcare: Will Cleveland Clinic Be A Digital Model For Hospitals?

by The Investigative Newswire on December 7, 2009 · comment

VIDEO: How the Cleveland Clinic Went Digital By Emma Schwartz, Lagan Sebert and Sabrina Sieck Published by Huffington Post Investigative Fund & Disseminated by The Erie Wire 2:05 pm | 1 Dec 2009 CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Clinic [...]