LA hospital exposed patients to high radiation

Bzzzzzt.

"California public health officials are investigating medical errors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles in which 206 patients were exposed to high doses of radiation during CT brain scans.

The report came as the FDA issued an alert to hospitals nationwide, warning them to review their safety procedures for CT scans. But the alert did not specifically name Cedars-Sinai.

'The magnitude of these overdoses and their impact on the affected patients were significant,' the FDA said, warning that undetected overdoses put 'patients at increased risk for long-term radiation effects.'"

Another good reason to be fit and avoid hospitals.