A college student died after the E.R. discharged him. Who is to blame?
The 20-year-old Columbia student was told he just had a virus.
From The Times
October 7, 2025

A 20-year-old student at Columbia University went to an emergency room two days in a row complaining of headache and chills. On both visits, he was discharged with a reassuring prognosis: Doctors said he just had a virus.

A framed photograph stands on a table. it shows two young men standing side by side and smiling.

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Days later, he was dead. →

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