A Virginia man accidentally left his phone recording while undergoing anesthesia for a colonoscopy. The audio captured medical staff insulting him, telling an assistant to lie to him, and discussing adding a false hemorrhoid diagnosis to his medical records. In 2015, a jury awarded him $500,000 in damages. The patient, referred to in court documents as “D.B.,” underwent a colonoscopy in Reston, Virginia, in April 2013. Before receiving anesthesia, he activated his phone’s audio recorder to capture the post-procedure instructions. The device remained in his clothing beneath the operating table, unintentionally recording everything that happened during the procedure. While listening to the recording on his way home, he discovered that anesthesiologist Dr. Tiffany Ingham had repeatedly mocked him while he was unconscious. She ridiculed his fear of needles, made insulting remarks about a rash he had mentioned, and said she had wanted to punch him following their conversation before the procedure. The audio also revealed medical staff discussing ways to avoid interacting with him afterward. An assistant was told to falsely claim that the doctor had already spoken to him and that he simply couldn’t remember. Ingham was also heard discussing adding hemorrhoids to his medical records, despite no evidence of the condition being found. The patient subsequently filed a lawsuit alleging defamation and medical malpractice. Following a three-day trial, a Fairfax County jury awarded him $500,000: $100,000 for defamation, $200,000 for medical malpractice, and $200,000 in punitive damages. One juror later remarked that the defense had little room to dispute the allegations because the entire conversation had been captured on the recording.

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🚨BREAKIMG: ATTENTION PARENTS! A family doctor in the Chicago area is warning that hospitals are vaccinating children while they are under anesthesia, often without clear, informed consent from parents. In his own words: “I'm a family doctor who practices in the suburbs and the city of Chicago. I wanted to offer some practical advice tonight to those of you who, like me, might be angry and very concerned about the news reports detailing the rise of what one hospital is calling, close your eyes, we'll immunize. This is a growing practice, perhaps pioneered at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia... where children are undergoing elective and emergency medical surgeries and being immunized while they're away from their parents in the operating room.” He adds that parents have often given consent unknowingly or under duress, and that true informed consent is rarely being provided the way it should be. Flu shots are the most common, but RSV, COVID, and other vaccines are also being given while kids are sedated. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has run its official “Close Your Eyes, We’ll Immunize” program since 2023 and reported giving 2,054 influenza doses this way in the 2025–2026 season alone. Children’s Hospital Colorado has done it for more than 18,000 patients since 2020. Lurie Children’s in Chicago and other facilities have similar offers, with staff raising the option on the day of surgery. Imagine taking your child in for appendicitis. You sign a form saying the team can do what’s necessary to help your child. Fifteen minutes later, before the first incision, your child gets a flu shot you never specifically approved. That is the scenario the doctor is describing. Ask, in writing, before your child goes under. Do not assume a general surgical consent covers vaccines.

🇵🇸 “WE WERE PRAYING FOR HER TO FAINT.” Orthopedic surgeon Mark Perlmutter described amputating the leg of a five-year-old girl in Gaza after the hospital ran out of anesthesia. She stayed awake through the entire procedure. The only thing the anesthesia doctor could do was SING to her. Mark said the ER floor was filled with dozens of children, many missing limbs or with injuries so severe they needed amputations, inside a hospital with only around 40 to 50 beds. HEARTBREAKING 💔 Source: aljazeeraenglish (IG) / Writer: Sol