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Jury awards Iowa man $27 million after his meningitis was misdiagnosed

A physician assistant said Joseph Dudley had the flu and sent him home. Days later, emergency room doctors diagnosed him with acute meningitis.

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Iowa man awarded $27 million after meningitis misdiagnosed for flu

A physician assistant in Iowa said Joseph Dudley had the flu and sent him home. Days later, doctors diagnosed him with acute meningitis.

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