Woman Impersonates Nurse to Steal Drugs from Seattle Hospital
ABC News/KOMO(SEATTLE) — Dressed in slacks, a blue blouse and fluent in medical terminology, an unidentified woman walked into the rooms of two patients at the Swedish Medical Center, posing as a nurse. She then cut the tubes connecting them to their …
Nelson Mandela Discharged from Hospital
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images(PETORIA, South Africa) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was discharged from the hospital on Sunday afternoon, according to a statement from the South African President’s office.Mandela, 94, has “re…
Nelson Mandela in Hospital for Check-Up
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for a scheduled medical check-up, according to a statement from the South African President’s office.Mand…
Queen Elizabeth Admitted to London Hospital
TOBY MELVILLE/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Queen Elizabeth has been admitted to a London hospital Sunday as a precaution after experiencing symptoms of a stomach bug, according to a Buckingham Palace spokesperson. The 86-year-old monarch is being asse…
Texas Woman’s Legs, Fingers Amputated After Dog Bite
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(AUSTIN, Texas) — A Texas woman is in the intensive care unit at an Austin hospital after doctors were forced to amputate her legs and fingers after a dog bite infected her with rare bacteria. Robin Sullins, a dog lover and mothe…
Hillary Clinton Released from Hospital; Expected to Make Full Recovery
State Department photo by Maxwell’s/ Public Domain(NEW YORK) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been released from the hospital following treatment for a blood clot in her head, the State Department confirmed on Wednesday.In a statement, Deputy …
Former President George H.W. Bush Moves Out of ICU
Stefan Glidden/HBO(HOUSTON) — President George H.W. Bush has moved out of the intensive care unit at Houston’s Methodist Hospital on Saturday, and his “condition has improved,” according to his spokesman.Bush will now be recovering i…
Nelson Mandela Discharged from Hospital
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images(JOHANNESBURG) — Former South African president Nelson Mandela will be able to spend at least part of the holiday season with his family at home rather than in a hospital room.The 94-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner was disc…
Surgeons Still Make Preventable Mistakes
Image Courtesy The Turkewitz Law Firm(NEW YORK) — There are certain mistakes that should never happen to you during surgery. The surgeon should never accidentally leave a sponge in your body after he sews you up, perform surgery on the wrong pa…
Mom Took Cancer-Stricken Daughter from Hospital Because of Bill
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The mother who took her cancer-stricken daughter from Phoenix Children’s Hospital with a catheter still in her heart defended her actions, saying the hospital intimidated the family about paying the bill. Surveillance video captur…
Nelson Mandela Visits Hospital
Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in the hospital in the capital city of Pretoria. Officials tell us he is there for a routine health check up. They would not say how long…
Elf on the Shelf Gives Children’s Hospital Patients a Christmas Treat
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — There are no Dancers or Prancers or Comets or Vixens, no partridges in a pear tree or even nutcrackers dancing when you’re sick in the hospital at Christmastime.For the young patients at Le Bonheu…
Baby Switched at Minneapolis Hospital, Breastfed by Wrong Mom
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(MINNEAPOLIS) — A newborn baby will have to undergo a year of medical tests for HIV and hepatitis because he was accidentally put in the wrong bassinette by a Minneapolis hospital and then breastfed by the wrong mother.The mix-…
John McAfee Returned to Guatemala Detention Center After Hospitalization
JOHAN ORDONEZ/AFP/Getty Images(GUATEMALA CITY) — Software millionaire John McAfee has been returned to a detention cell in Guatemala after being rushed to a Guatemala City hospital via ambulance.McAfee, 67 — who soon may be deported back to Belize, w…
Superhero Window Washers Swoop into Wisconsin Children’s Hospital
Carla David/Ministry Health(STANLEY, Wis.) — The young patients of Ministry St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital got a big surprise Monday as Spider-Man, Batman, and Captain America all appeared to swoop down from the sky, right outside their …
Kate Middleton to Remain in the Hospital ‘Several Days’ More
John Stillwell – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Kate Middleton is spending her second day at King Edward VII Hospital in London after she was admitted on Monday following the announcement of her pregnancy. And she may have to stay there at leas…
Mom Sought After Pulling Child from Hospital Cancer Treatment
Phoenix Police Department(PHOENIX) — Police in Phoenix are searching for an 11-year-old girl who was removed from the hospital by her mother, where she was being treated for leukemia.Police said the little girl, who has only been identified as Emily, …
Hospital Fire in North Carolina Kills One, Injures Three
Comstock/Thinkstock(DURHAM, N.C.) — A fire at a hospital in central North Carolina early Tuesday morning has left one patient dead and three others injured, a fire official tells ABC News.According to Chief Willie Hall of the Durham Fire Department, t…
New York’s Bellevue Hospital Set to Evacuate After Sandy
ABC News(NEW YORK) — New York City’s Bellevue Hospital and its remaining 700 patients have struggled along in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, with failing power, partially lighted halls and no computers, making it difficult to locate patients within…
Biden Praises Storm Relief Effort, Says It’ll Take a ‘Herculean Effort’
William Thomas Cain/Getty Images(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — On a day when the Democratic ticket held no campaign events due to Hurricane Sandy, Vice President Joe Biden lauded the storm relief efforts across the country and said it’s going to take a &ldq…