15th September, 2016 – USA: Fifty million Americans are under attack — from their own bodies. Their immune systems assault healthy cells instead of infections.

Managing these “autoimmune” diseases, which often cause painful swelling, rashes, and immobility, is a trial-and-error process that requires regular doctor visits and a range of medications. Getting the treatment regimen just right is difficult under the best circumstances. And it’s about to get a lot more challenging.

27th September, 2016 – Florida – USA: A patient left a Boynton Beach hospital with a 4¼-inch piece of tubing in his abdomen that was supposed to have been removed the day after his colon surgery.