Doctor says diagnosis of Ontario woman was 'wrong' but defends treatment 1 day before she died in hospital | Page 6 | Unpublished
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Doctor says diagnosis of Ontario woman was 'wrong' but defends treatment 1 day before she died in hospital

April 7, 2026

The physician who treated Heather Winterstein the day before she died in hospital from a severe reaction to bacterial infection said he may have erred in diagnosing her condition as being due to "social issues." She was discharged and died the next day, after she returned to hospital.



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A woman was taken to hospital in serious condition Saturday morning following a single-vehicle crash in the Barrhaven area. Ottawa paramedics said they were called to the area of Strandherd and Longfields drives at about 8:30 a.m. where a vehicle had crashed into a utility pole. The victim, in her 20s, was freed from the […]
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