But he stood firm publicly, arguing that to compensate the earlier victims would set a precedent for medical mishaps (such as brain damage at birth and faulty breast implants) that might bankrupt the health system.

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Roberta Gianfortoni, a dean at the Harvard School of Public Health, has visited Cuba to tour its medical system and says doctors there know how to do many procedures but that doesn't mean those procedures are actually available.

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