• Experts Say a Travel Ban Won't Stop Ebola from Spreading

    It seems like the CDC is rewriting its protocol and rules regarding the Ebola virus on a daily basis. In the last week, we have learned that a hospital praised for its skilled care was not given the proper tools to treat those infected with Ebola and travel restrictions seem to change constantly. Even nurses such as Amber Vinson, who was confirmed to have touched base with the CDC before hopping a plane from Dallas to Ohio and back again, was misdirected in proper procedures. All of the conflicting ideas and confusion has caused many to think a travel ban might be the obvious way to go, but expert sources disagree, saying a ban will not stop Ebola from spreading.

  • Lack of Oxygen to Brain Caused Joan Rivers's Unexpected Death; Malpractice Still Potential Issue

    After weeks of speculation, the cause of Joan Rivers's unexpected death Sept. 4 is finally known: a lack of oxygen to the brain. Rivers had checked herself into the Yorkville Clinic in New York City for an endoscopic procedure Aug. 28 when things went wrong, and malpractice is still a potential issue. Now the New York Chief Medical Examiner's Office has finally announced its findings in a report today.

  • Monty Python's John Cleese Admits That He Is 'Looking Forward' To Death

    John Cleese was out promoting his autobiography So Anyway... last weekend at the Cheltenham Literary Festival and he offered up some interesting thoughts on his future endeavors. At 74-years old Cleese has let it be known that he has no intention of embarking on another long film process. After being involved with the likes of A Fish Called Wanda, the Shrek series and Fierce Creatures Cleese admits that spending another 2.5 years working on a film would probably kill him- not that he is afraid of death.

  • Melissa Rivers to Sue Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic Over Joan Rivers's Botched Biopsy That Led to Cardiac Arrest

    Melissa Rivers deciding to file a malpractice lawsuit against the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic was probably inevitable, given the facts that have been learned. Joan Rivers was admitted to the facility for a routine endoscopy on her throat and she never regained consciousness after being put under sedation and suffering cardiac arrest. Joan Rivers had never signed off on any paperwork authorizing a biopsy should the doctor's have found anything while she was unconscious, and the fact is that Dr. Gwen Korovin opted to perform one anyway.

  • Polly Bergen Star Of 'Cape Fear' And 'Desperate Housewives' Has Died

    Hollywood is a bit sad today after learning of the death of Polly Bergen. The 84-year old actress died of natural causes surrounded by family in her Connecticut home yesterday. While her name may not ring an instant bell her work will. Polly Bergen was one of those actresses' that kind of popped up everywhere and often stole scenes. She most recently played Stella Wingfield on Desperate Housewives and was well known for her turn as Mrs. Vernon-Williams in Johnny Depp's Cry Baby. Bergen also starred in the original Cape Fear.

  • Joan Rivers Personal ENT Doctor Reportedly Took A Selfie Before Attempting An Unauthorized Biopsy At Yorkville Clinic

    The details keep coming out in connection to Joan Rivers untimely death and the latest report could be absolutely damning in court. We already know that Joan checked into The Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic on Aug. 28th for a routine procedure and while under sedation something obviously went very wrong. According to a new report out, not only did Joan's personal ear, nose and throat specialist decided to attempt to perform an unauthorized biopsy that lead to her cardiac arrest.

  • Joan Rivers Vocal Cords Seized During Unplanned Biopsy Cutting Off Her Airway And Leading To Cardiac Arrest

    Three days after talking about how Joan Rivers was memorialized in New York City exactly as she had wanted to be when the day finally arrived, we are now starting to learn more details about what led to her truly untimely death. During that routine endoscopic procedure at the Yorkville Clinic on Aug. 28th the doctor who operated on Joan noticed something on her vocal cords and decided to take a biopsy. Biopsies are only to be done in a hospital setting but apparently this doctor decided to chance it and in doing so he caused Joan's vocal cords to seize which then completely cut off her air supply.
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