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Contains 12 Results:

Retrolental Fibroplasia Malpractice Lawsuit: Co-operative Study, 1953-1975

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Series:

New York Hospital and Dr. Mary Engle were involved in a malpractice lawsuit regarding the hospital's participation in a 1952 Co-op study researching the relationship between oxygen and Retrolental Fibroplasia, an illness that causes blindness in premature infants. Another malpractice lawsuit was Anderson vs. New York Hospital in which a pediatric cardiac patient sued Dr. Engle. She lost both cases. The series is arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1953-1975

Retrolental Fibroplasia Malpractice Lawsuit: Articles on RLF, 1950s-1960s

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents From the Series:

New York Hospital and Dr. Mary Engle were involved in a malpractice lawsuit regarding the hospital's participation in a 1952 Co-op study researching the relationship between oxygen and Retrolental Fibroplasia, an illness that causes blindness in premature infants. Another malpractice lawsuit was Anderson vs. New York Hospital in which a pediatric cardiac patient sued Dr. Engle. She lost both cases. The series is arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1950s-1960s