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Individual cells are treated with the drugs ceftriaxone and lansoprazole to see if the combination would block an electrical channel crucial to the heart, during testing at a research lab at Columbia University Medical Center in New York.

Big data offers new way to find hidden drug interactions

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

The experiment began with thousands of patient files, millions of prescription orders, billions of clinical measurements and a single question: Could big data be used to discover deadly drug combinations?...

Becki Conway, whose vision was permanently damaged by Stevens-Johnson syndrome, waits for a consultation with a specialist at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Naples, Fla. She is now blind in one eye and legally blind in the other.

Mix of medications leaves woman fighting for life

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

The first symptoms mimicked the flu. Becki Conway had a sore throat, a dry cough and irritated sinuses. But the next signs were more puzzling. A sharp pain radiated through...

Data mining flags 4 potentially risky drug pairs

June 14, 2024 at 6:49 p.m.

"Columbia data scientists, in collaboration with the Tribune, identified drug pairs associated with an increased risk of QT prolongation, a heart condition that can lead to a potentially fatal arrhythmia....

Dr. David M. Heimbach testifying at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., in April 2011.

Doctor who testified for chemical-industry front group gives up his license

June 17, 2018 at 2:33 p.m.

As one of the nation's top burn surgeons, Dr. David Heimbach was a perfect choice to enlist as a star witness. His dramatic testimony about babies burned to death in...

Doctor who testified for chemical-industry front group gives up his license

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

As one of the nation's top burn surgeons, Dr. David Heimbach was a perfect choice to enlist as a star witness. His dramatic testimony about babies burned to death in...

Doctor who testified for chemical-industry front group gives up his license

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

As one of the nation's top burn surgeons, Dr. David Heimbach was a perfect choice to enlist as a star witness. His dramatic testimony about babies burned to death in...

Surgeon rebuked for flame-retardant falsehoods

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

In a stern rebuke of a noted surgeon, the state of Washington has issued disciplinary charges against Dr. David Heimbach, who told lawmakers misleading stories about fatally burned babies while...

Surgeon rebuked for flame-retardant falsehoods

June 14, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

In a stern rebuke of a noted surgeon, the state of Washington has issued disciplinary charges against Dr. David Heimbach, who told lawmakers misleading stories about fatally burned babies while...

Alden Village North, a nursing facility for children and young adults with severe disabilities at 7464 N. Sheridan Road, has been cited for seven violations, according to two recently released state inspection reports.

Questions persist at facility housing children with disabilities

June 17, 2018 at 4:53 p.m.

Three years ago, state authorities vowed to shut a troubled North Side nursing facility after more than a dozen deaths of children and young adults with severe disabilities. But the...

Questions persist at facility housing children with disabilities

November 3, 2021 at 8:00 p.m.

Three years ago, state authorities vowed to shut a troubled North Side nursing facility after more than a dozen deaths of children and young adults with severe disabilities. But the...

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