According to a study commissioned by the AMA, medical malpractice costs in the U.S. have topped $55 billion annually. Most common mistakes are surgical instruments left inside the body, the amputation of the wrong limb and more plastic surgery on Joan Rivers.
The producers of “Sesame Street” withdrew a music video featuring Elmo and Katy Perry after parents complained that her dress was too revealing. Reminiscent of the uproar that occurred when Lady Gaga guested and wanted to wear a dress made out of Kermit.
After living in Pennsylvania for over 200 years, the Amish are migrating westward, many re-settling in South Dakota. Formerly known as a peace-loving people, police say they’ve been responsible for several clippidy-clop-by shootings.
The Aussie version of “Next Top Model” crowned the wrong contestant on live TV. Kelsey Martinovich was making her acceptance speech when the emcee apologized and named Amanda Ware the winner. They’re pretty hard to mix up -- one weighs 97 and the other 101.
Paramedics in Sussex, England found their victim with no heartbeat, pulse or blood pressure so left him for the coroner who later discovered the man was still alive. Such incidents are rare and are referred to in the medical profession as “the Keith Richards Syndrome.”
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