A measles outbreak in central Ohio is growing, sickening more than 50 children, with many of them needing hospitalization. None of the children had been fully vaccinated against measles.
Inspectors found that an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn hospital made numerous errors in administering epidurals. Some were life-threatening. One was fatal.
Many doctors worry that the drugs' current popularity, fueled in part by social media, has resulted in people taking them without sufficient medical supervision.