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via: cnn.com (CNN) — Elaine Farstad got antsy as she waited for her doctor, who was late for her scheduled appointment. Then she got downright impatient. Then, as nearly two hours passed, she got mad. Then she came up with an idea. “I decided to bill the doctor,” she says. “If you waste my time, […]

Two patients left Rhode Island Hospital in Providence recently with operating tools inside their bodies.   The first incident came to light earlier this month, when a piece of a drill bit was found inside a patient’s head. Now it appears a surgical team left an entire pair of forceps inside a patient — a […]