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How to Protect Yourself from Medical Error In November of 2007, the newborn twins of actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, nearly died when they were accidentally given a massive overdose of the blood thinner, Heparin, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. This highly publicized case put the spotlight on the prevalence of medical error, which is far greater than the general public is aware. In fact, 100,000 people die each year in the USA because of preventable medical error,a groundbreaking study by the Institute of Medicine revealed. And research conducted by the National I...