| | Flato was one of the co-founders of the Medical Pharmaceutical Information Bureau, and wrote and edited for the publication ''Hospital Practice''. He was known to have also written scripts for medical documentaries. | | Flato was one of the co-founders of the Medical Pharmaceutical Information Bureau, and wrote and edited for the publication ''Hospital Practice''. He was known to have also written scripts for medical documentaries. |
| − | Flato died of kidney failure in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1984.<ref>Washington Post, Charles Flato Obituary, January 2, 1984.</ref> <ref>Chicago Tribune, Charles Flato Obituary, January 4, 1984.</ref> <rfe>United States Social Security Death Index | + | Flato died of kidney failure in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1984.<ref>Washington Post, Charles Flato Obituary, January 2, 1984.</ref> <ref>Chicago Tribune, Charles Flato Obituary, January 4, 1984.</ref> <ref>United States Social Security Death Index |
| | </ref> Only after the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] when the files of the KGB became open to researchers was it discovered that he was spying for the Soviets in the 1940's. | | </ref> Only after the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] when the files of the KGB became open to researchers was it discovered that he was spying for the Soviets in the 1940's. |