Doctors Amputate the Wrong Leg of an Elderly Man in Austria in 'Tragic Mistake'

Doctors prepare for surgery.Photo: Getty Doctors at an Austrian hospitalamputated the wrong legof an elderly man, they said Thursday, in a “tragic mistake.” The 82-year-old patient was supposed to have his left leg removed on Tuesday, but doctors instead amputated his right leg above the knee, which the hospital, the Freistadt Clinic in northern Austria,blamed on “human error.” “We are deeply shocked that on Tuesday, May 18, despite quality assurance standards, the wrong leg of an 82-year old man … was amputated,” the clinic said in a statement,Reuters reported.

Doctors and the CDC at Odds Over the Cause of Polio-Like Illness Affecting Children Nationwide

Photo: GettyDoctors believe they’ve narrowed down the cause of the myelitis, but the Centers for Disease Control is unconvinced.Ascases of acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM, a rare condition that causes paralysis,continues to affect children nationwide, doctors say that there’s compelling evidence that a virus called enterovirus D68, or EV-D68 is the main cause.But the CDC does not believe that they can definitively say EV-D68 is the source of AFM. In a press conference on Oct.

Doctors Are Outraged After NRA Tells Them to 'Stay in Their Lane' About Gun Violence

That tweet set off a firestorm of responses from doctors and nurses who say that, as first responders, the issue of gun violence is one they’re familiar with. The hashtag #ThisIsMyLane began trending over the weekend. Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty “If it’s my job to locate the 15 shotgun pellets in my 3 year old patient’s abdomen, it is my job to try to prevent gun violence,”Jessica Boat Landry, a pediatrician from Houston, Texas, responded.

Doctors Blamed Woman's Health Problems on Her Weight — But Then She Was Diagnosed with Lupus (Exclusive)

Alexandra Marcela, 26, diagnosed with lupus after years of misdiagnosis.Photo:Alexandra Marcela Alexandra Marcela WhenAlexandra Marcelawasdiagnosed with lupusat age 20, she’d never heard of the autoimmune disease before. Her health complications had started two years earlier during her first pregnancy, she tells PEOPLE, adding that her symptoms included blood clots in her legs, rashes on her face and hives all over her body. “My legs were so swollen I couldn’t walk,” says Marcela, now 26.

Doctors Call for Ban on Manufacturing and Selling Infant Walkers in Wake of Severe Injuries

Because infant walkers have caused numerous deaths since the 1970s and offer no developmental benefit to babies, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is recommending they be banned. A new study published in the journalPediatricson Mondaysupports a ban on manufacturing and selling these types of apparatuses, also known as “exersaucers.” “I view infant walkers as inherently dangerous objects that have no benefit whatsoever and should not be sold in the U.