After adopting young True, Dr. Amy Beethe also adopted True's sister, and then found homes for his four other siblings.

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The new centers are drawing profitable procedures from outpatient departments in hospitals to lower-cost venues.

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Shortly after Paxton's death, his family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against surgeon Dr. Ali Khoynezhad and the ...