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Officials investigate infants' heparin OD at Texas hospital.
Vonfremd M, Ibanga I. ABC News.com. July 10, 2008.

Several infants in a neonatal unit at a Texas hospital received overdoses of heparin. Authorities are investigating whether the error contributed to the deaths of two infants.
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