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Hospital Mistakes: Simple Device Could Have Saved Life of Young Kidney Donor
A BROTHER’S GIFT When Anders Pederson learned his sister, Kelly, was in kidney failure and would need a transplant, he volunteered to donate to her immediately. Anders was 28 years old and healthy. Kelly had always been his best friend and mentor. “You know people have their partners that are their twin flames. Anders was my twin flame,” said Kelly….
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Battle in Space to Save the Earth
Scientists say the GEDI Mission is one of the best tools they have for combatting climate change, but NASA plans to scrap the project and kick it off the International Space Station in the coming year.
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Dozens of Mistakes Caused Death of Young Hospital Patient, Court Rules
Documents obtained by NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit show medical staff at UCSF nearly quadrupled a young patient’s opioid medication and then failed to monitor him with a pulse oximeter, a simple medical device that would have alerted them if his blood oxygen level fell to a dangerously low level.
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Simple Device Could Have Saved Life of Young Kidney Donor
After a healthy young man died at UCSF hospital, an NBC Bay Area Investigation uncovered the events that caused his heart to stop just one day after surgery. Photographic evidence shows Anders Pederson wasn’t being monitored with a pulse oximeter, even after a nurse practitioner changed his medication from Fentanyl to another powerful opioid: Dilaudid. While Fentanyl is more powerful...
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Rising Seas Could Raise Insurance Rates of Those Living Near Water
In one of the biggest changes in the history of flood insurance, climate change will now likely drive homeowner rates for higher flood insurance.
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Number of Bay Area Freeway Shootings Spiking Due to Gang ‘Hits': Investigators
Freeway shootings have more than doubled on Bay Area freeways since 2019. The Investigative Unit maps the “hot zones” where most freeway shootings happen, explores the root causes of the crimes, and searches for possible solutions.
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Safety Fears at Aging San Leandro Condo Building
Persistent leaks, mold, sagging ceilings and termites are among the problems cited by condominium owners in San Leandro, who expressed concerns that moisture could corrode and compromise their steel-reinforced building.
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After Family Escapes Homelessness, Fire Destroys Their First Home
A single father in Oakland is having a rough start to 2022. Investigative Reporter Candice Nguyen learned he came home on New Year’s Day to find his new apartment destroyed by fire.
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Freeway Shootings Rising Throughout San Francisco Bay Area, Arrests Dropping
The fatal shooting on Tuesday afternoon of an Alameda County Sheriff’s recruit as he was driving westbound on Interstate 580 is the latest incident in a long series of deaths and injuries as gun violence increases on Bay Area freeways.
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Breaking Point: SF Suffers Highest Rate of Car Break-Ins Compared to Atlanta, DC, Dallas, LA
Car break-ins are a huge concern in San Francisco for locals, and tourists. They’re relentless, expensive and seem unmanageable. But why and who’s to blame? The police and the DA pointing fingers at each other. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has more.
