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OAG finds patient at fault for not seeking medical help after 14 years of symptoms

Questioning why she did not seek medical help despite experiencing symptoms for 14 years, the Office of the Attorney General moves the Superior Court to dismiss the lawsuit of Remedio Elameto, a woman who claimed that a surgical team allegedly left a 15-centimeter long surgical...

Posted On Jul 19 2016 06:00

, By Ferdie De La Torre

Surgical tool left in patient’s abdomen, found after almost 14 years

A surgical team allegedly left a 15-centimeter long surgical clamp in the abdomen of a patient during surgery to address her irregular periods and ovarian cysts at the Commonwealth Health Center on Saipan in August 2000. It was in June 2014—or almost 14 years later—when the...

Posted On Jun 13 2016 06:06

, By Ferdie De La Torre

Our workforce crisis

So once again, we have a crisis with our workforce, now what’s the solution? Beg for another extension? Is this all we can do? Put the problem off for someone else to handle move? How about making demands before we start making concessions? The U.S. is but our political partner...

Posted On Jun 07 2016 06:02

, By Contributing Author

Habitual offender with mental age of 10 gets 5-year jail term

Superior Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho has expressed concern that there appears to be no meaningful way to provide mental health care to defendants with mental illness and/or disability in the CNMI criminal justice system. At a change of plea hearing on Tuesday...

Posted On May 23 2016 06:00

, By Ferdie De La Torre

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OAG finds patient at fault for not seeking medical help after 14 years of symptoms

Surgical tool left in patient’s abdomen, found after almost 14 years

Our workforce crisis

Habitual offender with mental age of 10 gets 5-year jail term

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