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Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital : Press Conference June 2, 2000 Doctors at a Tokyo hospital apologized Friday for leaving a patient in a coma after administering 10 times the required amount of tranquilizer last month. Speaking at a news conference, doctors at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital identified the patient only as being between 20 and 30 years old, in deference to the family's wishes. Police said they have launched an investigation suspecting professional negligence. According to the doctors, the patient was transferred to the hospital's general ward from its intensive care unit on May 12 after undergoing neck surgery on May 9.