Medical Malpractice

• FDA Warns of Burns from Dental Equipment

  Diego Madrigal | December 17, 2007 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The FDA has issued a warning stemming from improperly maintained electrical dental equipment. The poorly maintained equipment can result in third degree burns. In fact, some of the patients even needed to undergo plastic surgery as a result. One of the main reason for the alert directed at dental professionals was that the burns may become apparent only after tissue damage has occurred...

• Hepatitis Infection Risk Kept From Patients(2)

  Ed Normand | December 04, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The reuse of syringes by a physician was kept from the public and the potentially infected patients even when known by the authorities. The state health departments and even officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were aware of the risk of infection but delayed reporting the problem. Incredibly the number of patients potentially infected may run in the thousands. ...

• Hepatitis Infection Risk Kept From Patients

  Ed Normand | December 04, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The reuse of syringes by a physician was kept from the public and the potentially infected patients even when known by the authorities. The state health departments and even officials from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were aware of the risk of infection but delayed reporting the problem. Incredibly the number of patients potentially infected may run in the thousands. ...

• Doctors Keep Medical Negligence Secret

  Ed Normand | December 04, 2007 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In yet another study of the medical malpractice problem in the United States a recent study revealed that almost half of physicians in the United States admitted they knew of a serious medical error that had been made but did not tell authorities about it. The report stated that most of the physicians knew that they should report the problem but did not. Imagine if half all pilots refused to...

• What Goes Around Comes Around

  Ed Normand | November 06, 2007 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In recent years we have heard certain lawmakers rail against evil trial lawyers and advocate for bans or strict caps on medical malpractice cases. Now, one of the leading lawmakers for "tort reform" has, so to speak, gotten a taste of his own medicine. According to an article in the Jacksonville Times-Union: It has been a staple of Stephen Wise's political career. As a state representative and...

• Medication Errors Cost Lives

  Patricia Doherty | October 27, 2007 4:45 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Thousands of Americans lose their lives each year because of medication errors. Some hospitals are trying to prevent medical neglect in the administration of medications through electronic verification systems. With this system a patient wears a bar-coded armband. The nurse scans the patient's armband before giving a medication and pulls up the patient's records to verify the medications. The...

• US Supreme Court will Decide Pharmaceutical Co.'s Lawsuit Protection

  Patricia Doherty | October 02, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The US Supreme Court announced it will decide a case regarding whether federal regulation of pharmaceutical companies preempts state law. The case the Court will decide arises from a products liaiblity lawsuit against Pfizer's Warner-Lamber unit involving its Rezulin diabetes drug. The FDA ordered Rezzulin off the market in March 2000 because it was linked to hundreds of deaths and cases of...

• Medical Malpractice Is Rampant

  Ed Normand | September 28, 2007 1:27 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  It is frightening to examine the number of injuries and death from medical malpractice. The Institute of Medicine, a highly respected source of medical science information, determined that preventable medical malpractice and negligence is the number eight highest cause of death in the U.S.. According to the study, medical malpractice is a factor in over 98,000 deaths each year in the...

• Pressure Ulcers Are a Problem at Hospitals

  Ed Normand | September 27, 2007 12:39 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Hill-Rom Company has published a study indicating that half of all hospital patients risk acquiring pressure ulcers or bed sores during the hospital stay. First to blame are the hospitals for not taking precautions to prevent the sores from starting. This study follows the recent U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' decision to stop reimbursement to hospitals for the cost...

• Defibrillator Recall

  Sandy Grinnell | September 18, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The FDA is recalling the MRL/Welch Allyn AED 20 Automatic External Defibrillator that is used by emergency personnel in hospitals, at fire stations and other risk management departments to treat heart attack victims. The defective equipment may show an error message (Defib Comm) which can result in the medical personnel giving improper treatment. Hospitals, fire departments, and ambulance...