tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post3291996226172356879..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: CNN makes mistakes reporting "10 shocking medical mistakes"Skeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-76198638709550169472015-03-01T16:48:54.532-05:002015-03-01T16:48:54.532-05:00Dear Dr. Fought, thank you for taking the time to ...Dear Dr. Fought, thank you for taking the time to comment. Please accept my condolences for your loss. I am sure that CNN's mistake was quite annoying when you were trying to make a point. it is frustrating when the media screw things up like this. That was my point in writing this post. Best wishes.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-35908693877846130012015-03-01T12:29:48.637-05:002015-03-01T12:29:48.637-05:00I just ran across this article. I happen to be the...I just ran across this article. I happen to be the mother of Blake Fought who indeed died exactly 8 years ago due to massive air emboli after the removal of a central line. CNN did indeed get the type of tubing incorrect which I immediately informed them of the error. They were supposed to correct the story but apparently never did. I know this post is from 2012 but I wanted to let you know that the producer and the camera crew had it right and I have no idea where things got incorrect. There was a CNN TV special which I was interviewed in and you can hear me speak of the central line and then Ms Cohen speak of a chest tube. I know they got it wrong and it upset me terribly since it was important to me and my family that it was correct information. as after all we do these stories so other families don't have to go through what we do on a constant daily basis ...losing your child destroys life as you know it.<br /><br />Yours,<br />Dr Amy FoughtAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09864126264307989078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-84015461483130305932012-06-12T16:42:51.025-04:002012-06-12T16:42:51.025-04:00Doc-ZZZ, I am available. FYI, I am told Dr. Oz sti...Doc-ZZZ, I am available. FYI, I am told Dr. Oz still sees patients and performs cardiac surgery. It's not first-hand information.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-53521252691143286152012-06-12T15:48:37.051-04:002012-06-12T15:48:37.051-04:00They should ask a REAL doctor. Not one of those &q...They should ask a REAL doctor. Not one of those " celebrity" MDs who never practice real medicine. I'm referring specifically tothe Dr Oz's and Dr Reys of this worldMike Blackburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09903272036126194311noreply@blogger.com