A Wisconsin boy died after taking oxycodone following a tonsillectomy. Hospital officials say it's rare for patients to die following the routine operation.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The 13-year-old California girl who was declared brain dead after a surgery is now in a facility where her family can take care of her, a place her uncle says that believes as much they do that she’s alive. A critical care team took Jahi McMath while she was attached to […]

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A judge said Friday that the mother of a 13-year-old girl who was declared brain dead after tonsil surgery can remove her daughter from a California hospital if she assumes full responsibility for the consequences. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo said Jahi McMath can be transferred under a deal […]

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The family of a 13-year-old California girl declared brain dead after tonsil surgery is encountering difficulty in obtaining two surgeries that she needs to undergo before she can be safely transferred to a long-term care facility. A lawyer for Children’s Hospital Oakland said Tuesday that it is unwilling to allow an […]

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has ordered a 13-year-old girl declared brain dead to be kept on life support until Jan. 7. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Evelio Grillo on Monday ordered Children’s Hospital Oakland to maintain Jahi McMath on a ventilator past a 5 p.m. time set in a previous ruling. The […]

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The family of a California girl declared brain dead after complications from tonsil surgery was running out of time Sunday to find a new facility to take her in and keep her on a ventilator. A judge’s ruling will allow Children’s Hospital Oakland to remove 13-year-old Jahi McMath from life support […]

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The family of a 13-year-old Northern California girl declared brain dead after suffering complications following a tonsillectomy was trying to give the girl as normal of a Christmas as possible, with a tree and presents in her hospital room, her uncle said. The family of Jahi McMath will wait until Thursday […]