In October 2022, The Cut published “What Happened to Maya,” which follows Maya Kowalski, a 10-year-old girl who went to the emergency room complaining of mysterious, excruciating pain. Her story became the basis of the Netflix documentary, ‘Take Care of Maya.’ On November 9, 2023, after suing Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg for more than $200 million — alleging false imprisonment, medical negligence, battery, fraud, and intentional infliction of emotional distress, among other harms — a Florida jury awarded Maya’s family $211 million. At the link in bio, revisit the original story by Dyan Neary.

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